"When hospices increase their bottom lines by billing taxpayers for unneeded services, they are diverting money from vulnerable, terminally-ill individuals," said a spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General....
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Month: June 2018
Hospital to pay $784,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations
Livingston Regional Hospital, LLC, of Tennessee has agreed to settle a False Claims Act case brought against it in federal court. It will resolve the allegations for $784,000. The hospital is owned by LifePoint Health, Inc., which operates hospitals across the U.S....
Whistleblowers to get $4,276,900 reward in improper billing case
A company called Healogics, Inc., has agreed to settle False Claims Act allegations for up to $22.51 million. The Florida company, which manages almost 700 hospital-based wound care centers nationwide, is accused of knowingly causing their wound care centers to...
Nursing home concern to pay $30 million in False Claims Act case
Skilled nursing facilities are in a position of trust. Especially when Medicare and Medicaid are involved, some nursing home patients are vulnerable. To protect them and the American taxpayer, their care should always be directed by their medical needs; never by the...
3 whistleblowers to get $4.4 million in Navy contract fraud case
Three former employees of a UK-based marine services contractor called Inchcape Shipping Services Holdings Limited filed a lawsuit accusing Inchcape and some of its subsidiaries with intentionally defrauding the U.S. Navy. The federal government intervened in the...
