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Respiratory equipment supplier Rotech Healthcare, Inc., has agreed to settle False Claims Act Allegations for $9.68 million. Moreover, as part of the settlement agreement, the company admits that it knowingly billed Medicare for portable oxygen tanks (contents) that...
When Medicare patients could reasonably be treated on an outpatient basis but are admitted for inpatient care, the result is more expense for the government with no reason to expect a better outcome. Furthermore, patient admitting decisions should always be made for...
In 2013, cyclist Lance Armstrong admitted to using banned substances to win his record seven Tour de France titles between 1999 and 2005. In 2012, an investigation by the United States Anti-Doping Agency found that Armstrong and a number of his teammates had used the...
A former Alere Inc. employee who blew the whistle on the medical device manufacturer will receive approximately $5.6 million as a reward. The former senior quality control analyst exposed millions of dollars in false claims against Medicare, Medicaid and other federal...
Virginia-based Beam Bros. Trucking Inc. and its principles have agreed to settle a federal False Claims Act case for $1,025,000. According to the Justice Department, Beam Bros. entered into U.S. Postal Service contracts to transport mail. The USPS enters into such...
The Department of Justice has just brought a mammoth case against a Florida compounding pharmacy, two of its executives, and the private equity firm that owns it. The agency accuses the defendants of paying illegal kickbacks to telemedicine doctors and, in some cases,...
Last year, the Justice Department launched two lawsuits against UnitedHealth, which it accuses of defrauding Medicare through its Medicare Advantage plans. One of those suits was dismissed in October. Now, a federal judge has ruled that the other case can move forward...
A private, for-profit hospice provider and its CEO have agreed to settle False Claims Act allegations brought by the federal government. The company and its head have agreed to pay $1,240,000 to resolve claims that they fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid....
A former engineer for Lockheed Martin sued the corporation on behalf of the U.S. government under the False Claims Act. The whistleblower suit alleged that Lockheed knowingly sold defective surveillance and communications systems to the U.S. Coast Guard. Cutting edge...
Orthopaedic and Neuro Imaging LLC (ONI) and its owner were accused of submitting some $6,125,947.13 in false claims to Medicare. A default judgment has been issued against them. Generally, a default judgment is entered when defendants fail to defend themselves in...