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Gilead Will Pay $97M To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability For Illegal Kickbacks

November 30, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 23, 2020 that the pharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences, Inc. (“Gilead”), which is based in Foster City, California, has agreed to pay $97 million to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by illegally using a foundatio[...]

Medical Device Manufacturer To Pay $18M To Settle Illegal Kickbacks Allegations

November 18, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 14, 2020 that medical device manufacturer Merit Medical Systems Inc. (“MMSI”) of South Jordan, Utah has agreed to pay $18 million to resolve allegations that the company caused the submission of false claims to the Medicare, Medicaid, a[...]

West Virginia Hospital Agrees To Pay $50M To Settle Kickbacks Allegations

October 13, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 9, 2020 that Wheeling Hospital Inc., an acute care hospital located in Wheeling, West Virginia, has agreed to pay the United States a total of $50,000,000 to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to [...]

Anesthesiologist To Spend 66 Months In Prison For His Part In $200M Health Care Fraud Scheme

October 10, 2020

A 61-year-old anesthesiologist was sentenced on August 10, 2020 to 66 months in federal prison for his part in a $200 million health care fraud scheme, after pleading guilty to his involvement in the scheme involving the Forest Park Medical Center, a physician-owned hospital for bariatric and spinal[...]

U.S. Government Alleges Teva Pharmaceuticals Illegally Paid Medicare Co-Pays For Its MS Drug

September 23, 2020

The United States government announced on August 18, 2020 that it has filed a False Claims Act complaint against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Teva Neuroscience Inc. (“Teva”), alleging that they illegally paid the Medicare co-pays for their multiple sclerosis (“MS”) drug,[...]

Clinical Lab To Pay Up To $43M To Resolve Unnecessary Medical Tests Allegations

July 26, 2020

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced on April 27, 2020 that Genova Diagnostics Inc. (“Genova”), a clinical laboratory services company based in Asheville, North Carolina, has agreed to pay up to approximately $43 million to resolve allegations[...]

Tenet Healthcare And An Affiliated Hospital Agree To Pay $1.41M For Allegedly Implanting Unnecessary Cardiac Monitors

June 23, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on February 11, 2020 that Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its affiliated hospital Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC), a general medical and surgical hospital located in Palm Springs, California, have agreed to pay $1.41 million to resolve allegations that[...]

Maryland Hospital Agrees To Pay $3,154,000 To Settle False Claims Allegations

July 16, 2019

The United States Attorney’s Office District of Maryland announced on June 27, 2019 that Anne Arundel Medical Center (“AAMC”), located in Annapolis, Maryland, has agreed to pay the United States $3,154,000 to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it submitted false cla[...]

MedStar Health Agrees To Pay U.S. $35 Million To Resolve Allegations That It Paid Kickbacks To MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates In Exchange For Referrals

April 3, 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on March 21, 2019 that MedStar Health Inc. (“MedStar”), which has its headquarters in Columbia, Maryland, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore, have agreed to pay the United States $[...]

Seven Indicted For $50M In Medically Unnecessary Prescriptions In 50-Count New Jersey Indictment

March 28, 2019

The Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey announced on March 15, 2019 that a federal grand jury has returned a 50-count indictment charging seven people with defrauding New Jersey state health benefits programs and other insurers out of more than $50 million by submit[...]

Pathology Lab Settles False Claims Act Allegations For $63.5M

February 12, 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on January 30, 2019 that pathology laboratory company Inform Diagnostics has agreed to pay $63.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians. Inform Diagnostics,[...]

$2.5 Billion Recovered From Health Care False Claims Act Cases In Fiscal Year 2018

February 7, 2019

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on December 21, 2018 that the Department obtained more than $2.8 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018. Recoveries since 1986, when Congress [...]

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