Meadowbrook Health Services Agrees to Pay the United States $330,000 for Violations of the Controlled Substances Act
Roanoke, VIRGINIA ― Meadowbrook Health Services and William L. Lamar have agreed to pay the United States $330,000 to settle civil allegations that they violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA)….
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Tennessee Medical Center to Pay More Than $1.7 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations
Maury Regional Hospital, d/b/a Maury Regional Medical Center, has agreed to pay $1,702,903 to settle False Claims Act allegations, announced US Attorney Don Cochran for the Middle District of Tennessee….
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Medicaid Fraud Indictment Alleges False Claims for Caregiver Services
United States Attorney Mark A. Klaassen announced that Holly Lundahl, age 63, was arrested on April 6, 2020 in Rapid City, South Dakota following an indictment by a federal grand…
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Contract Rehab Provider to Pay $4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Relating to the Provision of Medically Unnecessary Rehabilitation Therapy Services
Encore Rehabilitation Services LLC (Encore) has agreed to pay $4.03 million to resolve allegations that Encore violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing three Michigan skilled nursing facilities to…
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Pentax Medical Company Agrees to Pay $43 Million to Resolve Criminal Investigation Concerning Misbranded Endoscopes
Pentax Medical Company will pay $43 million to resolve criminal charges based on the company’s shipment of four types of endoscopes for 18 months without FDA-cleared instructions for use and…
Read More »Wisconsin Physician Agrees to Pay Financial Penalties to Resolve Allegations That He Prescribed Opioids Illegally and Violated False Claims Act
United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced that Dr. Mehran Heydarpour of Brookfield, Wisconsin, agreed to pay $175,000 to resolve allegations that he prescribed opioid pain medications in violation of…
Read More »New Jersey Chiropractor Agrees to Pay $2 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Knee Injections and Knee Braces and Related Kickbacks
David Podell, a New Jersey chiropractor, has agreed to pay the United States $2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he both knowingly billed Medicare for medically-unnecessary viscosupplementation…
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Physician Assistant Agrees to Pay $620, 500 for Allegedly Engaging in Illegal Kickback Scheme
A Louisiana physician assistant entered into settlement agreement this week with the US Attorney’s Office for allegedly accepting illegal payments from OK Compounding, LLC, in return for recommending and prescribing…
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Virginia Former Medical Employees Plead Guilty to Prescription Fraud Scheme
Two women pleaded guilty yesterday for their respective roles in helping run a “pill mill,” which led to the fraudulent dispensing of thousands of prescription opioid pills. According to court…
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Connecticut Optician Group Pays More Than $263K to Resolve False Claims Allegations
Your Eyes of New Britain, Inc., and its owner, Carol Sanderson, have entered into a civil settlement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay more than…
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