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Kickbacks and Consequences: Lessons from the Innovasis Settlement

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On May 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) announced a $12 million settlement with Innovasis Inc., a medical device manufacturer, and two of its senior executives...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Florida Lab Owner Agrees to Pay Over $27 Million to Resolve Three Whistleblower Lawsuits

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Florida Lab Owner Agrees to Pay Over $27 Million to Resolve Three Whistleblower Lawsuits - Daniel Hurt, the prior owner and operator of Fountain Health Services LLC, Verify Health, Landmark Diagnostics LLC, First Choice...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

News Briefs: January 8, 2024

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Hospital Inc. in Tampa, Florida, has agreed to pay $19.564 million to settle false claims allegations over claims submitted to federal health care programs for items and...more

Harris Beach PLLC

OIG January 2024 Enforcement Summary

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The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Clinical Laboratory and CEO To Pay Over $13 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

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Clinical Laboratory and CEO To Pay Over $13 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations - A New Jersey-based laboratory, RDx Bioscience Inc. (RDX), and its owner and CEO, Eric Leykin, agreed to pay $10,315,023 to the US...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Federal Jury Returns $43 Million Verdict for Kickback Scheme in Violation of the False Claims Act

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After a rare False Claims Act (FCA) trial—especially one premised on violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)—a federal jury in Minnesota returned a $43 million verdict against Precision Lens, a distributor of medical...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 31, Number 43. News Briefs: December 2022

HealthOne Critical Care Transport Service Inc., doing business as MedicOne Medical Response of Marion, Illinois, has agreed to pay $302,124 to settle allegations it improperly billed Medicare for scheduled, non-emergency...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Recent DOJ Settlements Involving DME Manufacturers Highlight Important Anti-Kickback Considerations

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​​​​​​​The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced two settlement agreements, both involving durable medical equipment (“DME”) companies, following allegations that the companies had violated the Anti-Kickback...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

New Hampshire Health System Pays $2.1M in CMP Settlement Over Diagnostic Test Orders

Report on Medicare Compliance 31, no. 35 (September 26, 2022) - For the third time in about 2 1/2 years, hospitals or other providers that are part of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health, a large health system in New Hampshire,...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

False Claims Act Settlements to Know from Q2 2022

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The second quarter of 2022 brought a number of noteworthy False Claims Act (FCA) settlements, including several of $20 million or more. This post summarizes key settlements of interest to healthcare providers....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Recent Medicare Advantage Plan Settlement Highlights Anti-Kickback Statute's Breadth

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A recent settlement involving a Medicare Advantage plan should serve as a reminder that the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) is broad and far-reaching, both on its face and in practice. On July 1, 2022, the U.S. Department...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 31, Number 18. News Briefs: May 2022

Report on Medicare Compliance 31 no. 18 (May 16, 2022) - In a new report, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) said 25% of Medicare beneficiaries experienced patient harm (adverse events and temporary harm events)...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Sutter Health Settles Medicare Fraud Case For $90 Million: The Largest Settlement For Medicare Advantage Fraud

A major California-based health care system, Sutter Health, and several of its medical practice foundation affiliates have agreed to pay a total of $90 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 42. News Briefs: November 2020 #2

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 42 (November 23, 2020) - CMS said Nov. 16 that the Medicare fee-for-service improper payment rate dropped to 6.27% in FY 2020 from 7.25% last year, although CMS had to “modify”...more

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Teva under Fire from DOJ

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Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. is in the crosshairs of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on two separate matters. On August 18, the DOJ announced that it filed a lawsuit against Teva and an affiliate, Teva Neuroscience...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 30. News Briefs: August 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 30 (August 24, 2020) - A federal court on Aug. 17 blocked HHS from enforcing its revised definition of sex discrimination in Sec. 1557, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 25. News Briefs: July 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 25 (July 13, 2020)  -  Ophthalmic Consultants PA in Sarasota, Florida, agreed to pay $4.8 million to settle false claims allegations that it billed Medicare and other federal payers...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 20. News Briefs: June 2020

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 20 (June 1, 2020) - The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has unveiled its “OIG Strategic Plan: Oversight of COVID-19 Response and Recovery.” Its goals are protecting people, funds...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 7. News Briefs: February 2020 #4

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 7 (February 24, 2020) -  Guardian Elder Care Holdings Inc., which operates more than 50 skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, and its related...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 2. News Briefs: January 2020 #2

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 2 (January 20, 2020) - - The HHS Office of Inspector General has updated its Work Plan, which includes an item on early discharges from inpatient rehabilitation facilities to home...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 28, Number 44. News Briefs: December 2019

Report on Medicare Compliance 28, no. 44 (December 16, 2019) - ? Korunda Medical LLC, a Florida-based company that provides primary care and interventional pain management, has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle a potential...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Kentucky Hospital Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries - Kentucky Hospital Agrees to Pay $10 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations - Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s Healthcare Inc. d/b/a...more

Baker Donelson

HHS Expands Settlement Conference Facilitation for Medicare Claims Appeals

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The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced on November 3, 2017 additional settlement options for providers and suppliers in an effort to improve the Medicare claims appeals process, which included (1) the Low...more

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The New Option in Town: Applying for the Low Volume Appeals Settlement

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In November 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced new settlement options for providers and suppliers stuck in the backlog of the Medicare appeals process. One of the new options available is the...more

King & Spalding

Electronic Health Records Vendor Agrees to $155 Million Settlement to Resolve FCA Allegations, Required to Make Free Upgrades to...

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On May 31, 2017, the DOJ announced a $155 million settlement with eClinicalWorks (ECW), one of the nation’s largest electronic health records (EHR) vendors, to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by a whistleblower. ...more

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