Feds join false claims lawsuits against SavaSeniorCare
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Oct 30, 2015
Government prosecutors have joined in three lawsuits accusing skilled nursing chain SavaSeniorCare LLC of submitting false claims to Medicare, the Department of Justice announced Thursday.
Anti-kickback provision could threaten innocent providers
Apr 03, 2013
A provision of the Affordable Care Act on kickbacks could snare innocent providers, panelists said at a recent American Health Lawyers Association conference. The new law considers any Medicare claim resulting...
Providers criticize CMS for ambiguity in staff training on whistleblowers
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Haymarket Media
Jan 18, 2007
More than 800 Medicaid providers have voiced their disapproval of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ interpretation of a Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 provision that requires them to educate...
Court reinstates part of $348M verdict against provider in whistleblower case
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Danielle Brown
Jun 30, 2020
A portion of a $347.9 million verdict against a nursing home provider was reinstated late last week by a federal appeals court in an ongoing False Claims Act case.
Alleged overuse of antipsych drugs leads to federal case
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 01, 2014
A pair of California nursing homes are facing federal False Claims Act charges for allegedly overmedicating residents with antipsychotics and other drugs.
Retaliation allegations, false claims dismissed in Agape case
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Aug 11, 2017
A district court has dismissed retaliation allegations and false claims in a whistleblower lawsuit against a long-term care provider, giving the company a win in a case that has drawn attention for its...
SNF to settle Medicaid false claims case for $888,000
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Jun 02, 2017
An Andover, NJ-based skilled nursing provider will pay $888,000 to settle allegations that it billed the Medicaid program for substandard nursing services, federal officials announced Wednesday.
Federal judge OKs statistical sampling of nursing home claims to support fraud charges
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Tim Mullaney
Oct 06, 2014
The government can use a statistical sample of a nursing home company’s Medicare claims to help prove overbilling charges, a federal judge recently decided in an unprecedented ruling.
Genesis HealthCare to pay $600,000 in false claims settlement
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Elizabeth Newman
Jan 04, 2016
Genesis Healthcare LLC will pay $600,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations for a skilled nursing facility in Arlington, VA.
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