Florida Hospice Agrees to Pay $3.2 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability
Hope Hospice has agreed to pay the United States $3.2 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE for hospice care provided to…
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OK Hospital, Management Co., and Physician Group to Pay $77.2M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Oklahoma Center for Orthopaedic and Multi-Specialty Surgery (OCOM), a specialty hospital in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, its part-owner and management company, USP OKC, Inc. and USP OKC Manager, Inc. (collectively USP),…
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Manager of Senior Apartment Complex Sentenced for Using Power of Attorney to Steal from Elderly and Disabled Widow
The manager of a Dubuque senior apartment complex, who used a power of attorney to defraud an elderly and disabled nursing home resident was sentenced July 7, 2020, to five…
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North Texas Doctor to Pay $210,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Accepting Illegal Inducements
Bibi Tasleyma Sattar, D.O., and her practice, Oakmont Wellness Center, PA, (collectively, “Dr. Sattar”) have agreed to pay $210,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving accepting payments for patient…
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Owner of Virginia Company Pleads Guilty to $2.8 Million Medicaid Fraud
A Texas woman pleaded guilty today to defrauding the Virginia Medicaid Program out of more than $2.8 million. According to court documents, Katrina Lynch, 39, of Cypress, owned and operated…
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NJ Board of Nursing Suspends Certification of Home Health Aide Charged with Criminal Sexual Contact at ALF
The Division of Consumer Affairs announced the temporary suspension of a certified homemaker-home health aide (“CHHA”) charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact against an 84-year-old patient at an Ocean County…
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CA Genetic Testing Company Agrees to Pay $8.25 Million to Resolve False Claims Allegations; KY Hospital Also Settles
United States Attorney Russell Coleman announced an $8.25 million settlement with Agendia, Inc., a molecular diagnostics testing company based in Irvine, California, for an alleged nationwide scheme to bill Medicare…
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Houston-Area Cardiologist Settles False Claims Act Allegations
Advanced Cardiovascular Care Center P.A. and its owner and administrator have agreed to pay $400,000 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act (FCA). Owner Dr. Annie T. Varughese,…
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Novartis Pays over $642 Million to Settle Allegations of Improper Payments to Patients and Physicians
Pharmaceutical company Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, based in East Hanover, New Jersey, has agreed to pay over $642 million in separate settlements resolving claims that it violated the False Claims Act…
Read More »Ten Defendants Charged in $1.4 Billion Rural Hospital Pass-Through Billing Scheme
Ten individuals, including hospital managers, laboratory owners, billers and recruiters, were charged in an indictment for their participation in an elaborate pass-through billing scheme using rural hospitals in several states…
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