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Children’s Hospital Agrees to Settle Qui Tam Case
According to the Department of Justice, Children’s Hospital, Children’s National Medical Center, Inc. and its affiliated entities (collectively “CNMC”) have agreed to settle a pending qui tam lawsuit in which the federal government intervened. The entities will pay $12.9 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. According to its website,… Read More »
Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers Settle False Claims Act
According to the Justice Department, Orbit Medical, Inc. and Rehab Medical, Inc. have agreed to settle allegations that Orbit violated the False Claims Act. Orbit is a durable medical equipment supplier based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rehab, a partial successor of Orbit, is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. According to the government, in 2010,… Read More »
UPS Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit
According to the Department of Justice, United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”) has agreed to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to the United States in connection with contracts to deliver packages for next day delivery. The Justice Department alleged that UPS knowingly concealed that it had not complied with its delivery guarantees in… Read More »
Hospital Agrees to Settle Kickback Claims
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Westchester County Health Care Corporation d/b/a Westchester Medical Center (“WMC”) has agreed to settle allegations first raised by a whistleblower that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, and the False Claims Act. According to the U.S. Attorney for New York, WMC will pay $18.8 million… Read More »
PharMerica Will Pay $31.5 Million to Settle Qui Tam Suit
The Department of Justice announced that PharMerica Corporation, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, will pay $31.5 million to settle allegations in a qui tam suit that PharMerica violated the Controlled Substances Act and the False Claims Act. PharMerica is a long-term care pharmacy that dispenses prescription medications to residents of nursing homes and skilled nursing… Read More »
Ambulance Companies Settle False Claims Act Case
The Department of Justice announced that five ambulance companies in California have agreed to collectively pay $11.5 million to settle allegations in a whistleblower’s qui tam complaint that they violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute. The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits the exchange of anything of value in an effort to induce the… Read More »
U.S. Settles with Accredo Health, Intervenes Against Novartis
According to the Justice Department, specialty pharmacy, Accredo Health Group, has agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in connection with a kickback scheme involving the prescription drug Exjade. The government announced that it has intervened in the portion of the case against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp…. Read More »
Family Dermatology, P.C. Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Cases
According the U.S. Department of Justice, Family Dermatology, P.C. (“Family Dermatology”), based in Lilburn, Georgia, has agreed to settle allegations that it violated the Stark Law and False Claims Act. The government said the allegations concerned financial relationships Family Dermatology and its affiliated companies had with dermatologists they employed as independent contractors. According to… Read More »
Texas Hospital Settles False Claims Act and Stark Law Case
According to the Department of Justice, Citizens Medical Center (“Citizens”) located in Victoria, Texas has agreed to pay $21.75 million to settle a qui tam case brought by three whistleblowers alleging violations of the False Claims Act and the Stark Law. In addition to Citizens, the whistleblowers named the hospital’s administrator, David Brown, and… Read More »
Government Intervenes in HCR ManorCare Qui Tam Suits
According to the Department of Justice, the federal government has filed a consolidated complaint intervening in three whistleblowers’ qui tam lawsuits alleging that HCR ManorCare and its affiliates violated the False Claims Act. The Justice Department alleges that the medical providers engaged in systematic overbilling of Medicare and TRICARE, the healthcare program for U.S…. Read More »