Gilead to Pay $202 Million to Settle DOJ Claims Over Speaker Program Kickbacks -
Gilead Sciences, Inc. has agreed to pay $202 million to resolve allegations brought by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) that it violated...more
In a series of recent legal challenges initiated by the pharmaceutical industry against the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (OIG), manufacturers have contested the OIG’s...more
Jury Clears SuperValu of Liability in Whistleblower FCA Prescription Pricing Case -
A federal jury in Illinois recently found SuperValu not liable in a whistleblower lawsuit that accused the company of overcharging the...more
3/10/2025
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Prescription Drugs ,
SCOTUS ,
Settlement ,
Whistleblowers
Teva Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $450 Million to Resolve FCA Claims -
On October 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Teva Neuroscience Inc. will pay $450 million to...more
10/18/2024
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Appeals ,
Causation ,
Charitable Donations ,
DEA ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Opioid ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Settlement
Walgreens Settles for $106.8 Million Over FCA Violations -
On September 13, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. (collectively, Walgreens) agreed to pay $106.8...more
9/23/2024
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CVS ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Health Care Programs (FHCP) ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Money Laundering ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Settlement ,
Stark Law ,
Walgreens
Texas Pharmaceutical Marketer Sentenced for $59 Million Medications Fraud Conspiracy -
On July 12, Quintan Cockerell, a Texas pharmaceutical marketer, was sentenced to over two years in prison and ordered to pay more than...more
7/22/2024
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False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Hospice ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Sentencing ,
Settlement
DOJ Announces Agreement With Rite Aid to Settle Allegations of Violating the FCA and CSA in Relation to Opioid Dispensing -
On July 10, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Rite Aid Corporation and 10 of its...more
7/15/2024
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Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Billing ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Opioid ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Rite Aid ,
Settlement
Chicago Laboratory Owner Charged with Defrauding Medicare in $60 Million COVID-19 Test Kit Scheme -
The Chicago-based owner of two laboratories, Zoom Labs Inc. and Western Labs Co., has been charged with health care fraud...more
6/17/2024
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Damages ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
HRSA ,
Kickbacks ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Fraud ,
Penalties ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
TRICARE ,
Uninsured Patients
Change Healthcare, an affiliate of Optum and UnitedHealth Group, processes more than 15 billion health care transactions annually and touches one of every three patient records. On February 21, Change disconnected its...more
3/15/2024
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Insurance Industry ,
Medicare Part B ,
Payment Systems ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Popular ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Ransomware
On November 18, 2022, a collection of organizations and providers that oppose abortion filed suit against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), seeking — among...more