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Pharmacy Benefit Management Company Pays $4.25 Million To Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit
Caremark LLC (“Caremark”) agreed to pay $4.25 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that it failed to reimburse Medicaid for prescription drug costs that should have been paid by private health insurance plans. Caremark is a pharmacy benefit...
Doctor Exposes Medicare Fraud With False Claims Act Lawsuit
A Tennessee doctor will share in the government’s recovery after filing a whistleblower lawsuit against a cardiologist who allegedly performed medically unnecessary cardiac stent placements. Under the settlement, cardiologist Dr. Elie H. Korban will pay $1.15 million...
Vantage Oncology LLC To Pay More Than $2.08 Million To Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit
Vantage Oncology LLC, an owner and operator of radiation oncology centers, has agreed to pay more than $2.08 million to resolve a whistleblower’s allegations that it over-billed Medicare for radiation oncology services. The government in this False Claims Act lawsuit...
Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposing Violation Of U.S. Import Laws Leads To $1.1 Million Recovery
Basco Manufacturing Co. (“Basco”) has agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve a whistleblower’s allegations that it made false customs declarations to avoid paying duties on products imported from China. The products involved were aluminum extrusions, which are used in...
Baptist Health Systems Settles Whistleblower Lawsuit
Baptist Health Systems has agreed to pay $3,675,000 to resolve a whistleblower’s allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to disclose insurance coverage applicable to treatment it provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Under Medicare rules, providers...
Whistleblower Lawsuits Filed By Therapists Lead To $48 Million Settlement
Nursing home operator Ensign Group, Inc. has agreed to pay $48 million to resolve allegations that it billed Medicare for unnecessary rehabilitation therapy services. These False Claims Act lawsuits involved billing for services provided at six skilled nursing...
Food Distribution Company Pays $4.2 Million To Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit
FreshPoint, Inc., a Houston-based subsidiary of Sysco Corp., has agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit relating to the prices it charged the government for fresh fruit and vegetables. According to the whistleblower’s allegations, FreshPoint...
Whistleblower Lawsuit Exposes Computer Software Maintenance Fraud
CA, Inc., formerly known as Computer Associates, has agreed to pay $11 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit accusing it of overcharging the government for computer software maintenance services. According to the whistleblower’s allegations, CA charged its...
Former Hospice Employee Blows The Whistle On Medicare Fraud
The Department of Justice recently announced that Hospice of the Comforter, Inc. (HOTCI) has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed by one of its former employees. According the allegations raised in this False Claims Act lawsuit, HOTCI...
Whistleblower Receives $798,000 For Exposing Fraudulent Billing Practices At Long-Term Care Facilities
A former employee of Specialty Hospitals of America, LLC will receive $798,000 for filing a False Claims Act lawsuit that exposed billing practices that led to the government overpaying for Medicare reimbursements by $4.2 million. In connection with its operation of...
Whistleblower Lawsuits Lead To $2.2 Billion Recovery In Off-Label Marketing Settlement
In one of the largest health care fraud cases in U.S. history, Johnson & Johnson and affiliated companies have agreed to pay over $2.2 billion to resolve allegations of improper prescription drug marketing concerning the drugs Risperdal, Invega and Natrecor. This...
Whistleblower Receives $1,178,000 For Exposing Contract Fraud
The Department of Justice recently announced that Axway, Inc. has agreed to pay $6.2 million to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that it had failed to properly disclose its pricing policies and practices. As a participant in the Multiple Award Schedule Program...