Potential False Claims Act liability for nursing homes
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Mysty Blagg
Jul 07, 2021
The FCA is the Department of Justice’s key tool in combating healthcare fraud and abuse The False Claims Act (FCA) provides a remedy of civil damages when a party 1) makes a false statement or engages...
HCR ManorCare ‘vindicated’ as DOJ announces plan to drop lawsuit
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Nov 09, 2017
The Department of Justice on Wednesday filed a motion to drop a False Claims Act lawsuit it had joined against HCR ManorCare in 2015.
Supreme Court to hear case sparked by Omnicare deals
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Julie Williamson
Apr 01, 2014
A recent $4 million legal settlement over kickbacks for anemia drug Aranesp is small change compared to other recent deals Omnicare has made with federal authorities. News of these payouts hasn’t...
False Claims Act lawsuit against SavaSeniorCare, Medline unsealed
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May 05, 2017
A 2015 lawsuit claiming SavaSeniorCare violated the False Claims Act by accepting kickbacks from Medline and creating a “revenge” scheme against a competitor was unsealed in court last week.
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Feb 03, 2016
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Nursing home residents targeted as part of massive Medicare scheme
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McKnight's Staff
May 04, 2012
Beneficiaries from nursing homes were a target of a group filing false claims in what authorities call the largest Community Mental Health Center services fraud case.
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Jul 11, 2016
GAO: Prescription drug shortages ongoing problem … Home care company settles $21.5 million false claims case … KS nursing home damaged in tornado
Court: False claims suit against Golden LivingCenters, Aegis may proceed
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Dec 13, 2016
A whistleblower’s false claims lawsuit against Golden LivingCenters and Aegis Therapies will continue following a federal court’s decision on Friday.
Court: Provider must face federal upcoding charges
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John Hall
Feb 24, 2015
A federal judge has ruled that a hospitalist company with thousands of post-acute care customers must face federal charges that it overbilled the Medicare and Medicaid programs millions of dollars.
Also in the News for Thursday, July 6
Jul 06, 2017
Illinois ordered to pay $586 million a month for Medicaid services owed … Carolinas Healthcare System will pay $6.5 million to settle False Claims Act charges … Oregon accused by providers...