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Over 20 Years Standing Up For Whistleblowers In Nationwide Fraud Litigation
Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, health care providers cannot exchange anything of value to reward or induce referrals for federal programs like Medicare or Medicaid. Meaning, doctors cannot give or accept gifts or rewards to get more patient referrals for services...
Committing Medicaid fraud is a severe crime that can impact the usage of public funds. This type of fraud can divert financial resources from vulnerable residents who rely on Medicaid for healthcare. Because of its significant impact on the community, authorities have...
Fraud is a serious crime that could negatively impact innocent people's lives. It is also true for health care fraud involving funds used to cover the medical needs of unsuspecting citizens. The New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) considers...
VHS of Michigan Inc. (doing business as, The Detroit Medical Center Inc. (DMC)), Vanguard Health Systems Inc. (Vanguard), and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (Tenet) all agreed to pay a total of $29,744,065 to the federal government for providing kickbacks some referring...
The Supreme Court Justices of the United States ruled 9-0 to throw out a 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that said that pharmacies for Safeway and SuperValu cannot be held accountable for fraudulent drug billing. Whistleblowers are seeking monetary damages for a...
A U.S. District Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Special Agent in Charge of the New York Regional Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that it settled a fraud lawsuit that alleges that Morris Park Nursing Home engaged...
A federal judge sentenced a Michigan podiatrist to seven years in prison for orchestrating a scheme that fraudulently billed Medicare for nearly $2 million. He is also guilty of falsifying records and identity theft. The doctor operated a practice specializing in...
The Department of Justice announced a new coordinated enforcement action to fight COVID-19 healthcare fraud. The targets will include owners of medical businesses, medical professionals and others who attempted various schemes. The DOJ estimates that $490 million were...
In January of 2023, Dr. Dean Zusmer and Dr. Lawrence Alexander, both of Miami, were convicted for being part of a scheme where they submitted $31 million in fraudulent claims. The doctors conspired with others to file claims for expensive but unnecessary medical...
The pandemic was difficult for many, but some unscrupulous business owners used that time to their advantage. The Villages of Orleans Health & Rehabilitation Center (VOHRC) in western New York paid its landlord $16 million in rent. However, the landlord was also...