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138 Defendants Charged With Over $1.4B In Health Care Fraud

October 15, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on September 17, 2021 criminal charges against 138 defendants, including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in 31 federal districts across the United States for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes that r[...]

Prime Healthcare Services and Two Doctors Pay $37.5M To Settle Allegations of Illegal Kickbacks And False Claims For Implantable Medical Hardware

August 17, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 19, 2021 that Prime Healthcare Services system (“Prime”), one of the largest hospital systems in the nation, and two of its doctors will pay $37.5 million to resolve violations of the False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act. T[...]

South Dakota Neurosurgeon Will Pay $4.4M To Settle Healthcare Fraud Allegations

May 23, 2021

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on May 3, 2021 that neurosurgeon Wilson Asfora, M.D. of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and two medical device distributorships that he owns, Medical Designs LLC and Sicage LLC, have agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to il[...]

Two Women Plead Guilty To Their Involvement In Multi-Million-Dollar Durable Medical Equipment Medicare Fraud

February 9, 2021

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced on January 20, 2020 that Jessica Jones (“Jones”), 30, of Colorado, and Elizabeth Putulin (“Putulin”), 30, of Florida, each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud involving [...]

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[...]

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[...]

Novartis Agrees To Pay Over $642M To Settle Improper Payments To Patients And Physicians Allegations

July 8, 2020

The United States Department of Justice announced on July 1, 2020 that New Jersey-based Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (“Novartis”) has agreed to pay over $642 million in separate settlements resolving claims that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA). The first settlement pertain[...]

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[...]

Georgia Man Charged With Attempting To Scam Veterans Administration For Respirator Masks

June 1, 2020

The U.S. Department of Justice announced on April 10, 2020 that a 39-year-old Georgia man was arrested and charged in federal court in the District of Columbia on April 10, 2020 with fraud for attempting to sell millions of nonexistent respirator masks to the Department of Veterans Affairs in exchan[...]

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 $[...]

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,[...]

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