SD surgical hospital pays out millions to settle False Claims Act Violations
A South Dakota surgical hospital has agreed to pay millions to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations relating to improper financial relationships between Dunes and two physician groups. The United States Department of Justice says that Siouxland Surgery Center LLP,
Walgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions
Walgreens agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged it submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed.
Oak Street Health Pays $60 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Violations
Federal whistleblowers have been exposing health care fraud for years.  The False Claims Act (“FCA”) contains robust whistleblower provisions
Dunes surgical groups to pay $14.1 million for False Claims Act violations
The settlement resolves allegations that from at least 2014 through 2019, Dunes Surgical Hospital violated the False Claims Act by providing free and below-market clinic space to Siouxland Pain Clinic
Walgreens to pay $106 million to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions
The settlement announced on Friday resolves lawsuits filed in New Mexico, Texas and Florida on behalf of three people who had worked in Walgreens’ pharmacy operation.
Surgical hospital in Sioux City area pays settlement over False Claims Act violations
A health care provider in the Sioux City metro has agreed to pay over $12.7 million to settle a federal investigation of alleged kick-backs and False Claims Act violations. Timothy Duax, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa,
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In June, three justices of the U.S. Supreme Court more or less invited False Claims Act defendants to mount a constitutional challenge to whistleblower suits alleging fraud on behalf of the U.S.
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Connecticut Attorney General announces $1.7 million false claims settlement with Enzo Clinical Labs
Attorney General William Tong says the settlement resolves allegations that the lab overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid ...
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Aerospace & Defense Insights | Roadmap for False Claims Act Enforcement in 2024
Through Aerospace & Defense Insights, we share with you the top legal and political issues affecting the aerospace and ...
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Neurostimulators distributor to pay $1M to resolve False Claims liability
Azon Medical agreed to pay $1 million to resolve liability under the False Claims Act for alleged improper billing of P-Stim neurostimulators, the U.S. Attorney ...
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Keeping track of False Claims Act’s qui tam cases
Each year, the U.S. Department of Justice announces sizable recoveries to the federal treasury through False Claims Act settlements and judgments. Government watchdog groups generally applaud ...
Walgreens Agrees To $106.8M Settlement Over Alleged False Billing Claims
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims ...
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Tyson Foods sued over ‘climate-smart’ product claims
Environmental Working Group (EWG) has sued Tyson Foods over the company’s “climate-smart” claims. The civil suit was filed ...
Amgen Whistleblower’s False Claims Suit Tossed by New York Court
False Claims Act suit alleging that medical practices engaged in a scheme to overbill Medicare for Amgen Inc. drugs is now dismissed, a New York federal district court said.