Posts Tagged ‘False Claims Act’
Lying to Federal Investigators Gets Compounding Pharmacy CEO Prison Time in Healthcare Kickback Scheme
A 71-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man who escaped prison in 2019 after resolving a lawsuit alleging that he and others violated the False Claims Act (FCA) through their involvement in a healthcare kickback scheme will spend six months behind bars for lying to federal agents. In March 2020 Patrick Smith, former CEO and president of…
Read MoreLab Owners to Pay $13.6M in False Claims Act Whistleblower Case
A Missouri laboratory and its three owners have been ordered to pay more than $13.6 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act – the federal government’s primary tool for civil enforcement. Jerry, Jerrod and Joel W. Murphy, owners of Gamma Healthcare Inc., were accused of submitting false claims to Medicare for lab…
Read MoreSleep Clinic Owner’s Nightmare: Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud
Sleep Clinic Owner’s Nightmare: Sentenced to Prison for Medicare Fraud
Read MoreHealthcare-Related False Claims Act Settlements Reach $1.8 Billion in FY 2023
The False Claims Act (FCA), the federal government’s primary tool for civil enforcement, is resulting in record returns. The U.S. Department of Justice reported 543 settlements and judgments, recovering $2.68 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2023. Of that, more than $1.8 billion related to matters involving the healthcare industry, including managed care…
Read MoreFather and Son Clinic Owners to Pay $2 million to Settle False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute and PPP Fraud Allegations
The owners Amerihealth in eastern Idaho have agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act.
Read MoreClinical Lab Owner to Pay $13M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations, Faces Charges Relating to Sabotaging Competitor’s Business
A New Jersey-based clinical laboratory and its owner and CEO Eric Leykin of New York have agreed to pay $13 million to settle False Claims Act allegations involving the payment of illegal kickbacks and medically unnecessary lab testing.
Read MoreDME Manufacturer Settles False Claims Act Allegations for Nearly $2.5 Million
DME Manufacturer Settles False Claims Act Allegations for Nearly $2.5 Million
Read MoreThree Sentenced for Roles in Compounding Pharmacy Kickback and Fraud Scheme
Three men, including two from Florida, were sentenced for their roles in a $54 million pharmacy kickback, bribery, and fraud scheme involving TRICARE. The federal program provides health insurance benefits to active duty and retired service members and their families. Prison Time David Byron Copeland of Tallahassee was sentenced to four years and three months…
Read MoreMiami Medical Coder Charged in Medicare Advantage Fraud Scheme
A Miami woman recently was charged for her role in a long-running Medicare Advantage fraud scheme to defraud Medicare out of tens of millions of dollars. Kenia Valle Boza, the former director of Medicare Risk Adjustment Analytics at HealthSun, was indicted in Miami federal court for allegedly orchestrating a scheme to submit false and fraudulent…
Read MorePET Scan Company and Owner to Pay $85M to Settle Anti-Kickback Statute Allegations
An Illinois healthcare imaging company and its founder, owner and CEO have agreed to pay $85.5 million to settle claims that the company allegedly paid kickbacks to physicians to refer Medicare patients for cardiac scans using “sham” medical supervision agreements in violation of the Anti-kickback statute. The Settlement Agreement Cardiac Imaging Inc. (CII) and Florida…
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