Supreme Court to decide whether Omnicare made illegal false statements to investors about nursing home...
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 06, 2014
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case alleging that the nation’s largest long-term care pharmacy, Omnicare, broke the law by keeping potential investors in the dark about kickbacks to nursing homes,...
Shamelessly invoice at your own risk
By
John O'Connor
Mar 22, 2013
Here’s the good news for providers: new analytics are making it possible to understand and bill your care in ways that would have been impossible just a few years ago. Here’s the bad news:...
State News for September 2014
Sep 01, 2014
MAINE – The state’s nursing homes will get their first Medicaid rate increase in six years after a breathtaking display of mid-summer political brinksmanship. But dark days still loom in a...
ManorCare, HCP Inc. sued
By
Jul 04, 2016
HCP ignored fraud and misled investors about the performance of ManorCare, its skilled nursing portfolio, according to a class action filed in May.
PharMerica, Kindred settle kickback suit
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 05, 2015
Federal regulators were combing through out-of-court agreements at press time to discern whether settlement terms reached by PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare would pass regulatory muster.
False Claims suit against Omnicare, CVS Health dismissed in appeals court
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 20, 2020
Omnicare and parent company CVS Health earned a court victory this week after a federal appeals court agreed to dismiss a whistleblower’s False Claims Act lawsuit for an alleged kickback scheme.
Florida nursing home wins whistleblower lawsuit but not $400,000 in defense costs
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 21, 2023
A Florida nursing home is not entitled to nearly $400,000 in attorney’s fees despite prevailing against a former employee who filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud, a US magistrate ruled. ...
Providers say clinical decisions should be off-limits
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 02, 2018
A California whistleblower’s contention that doctors’ medical decisions should be subject to the False Claims Act could have new life, if an appeals court agrees to hear the case. The lawsuit alleges...
SNFist practice driven out of business by False Claims allegations must face trial
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 28, 2023
A once well-regarded but now-shuttered physician practice must face trial in a False Claims Act case alleging it overbilled for skilled nursing care, a federal judge ruled this week.
DOJ joins Omnicare lawsuit over alleged Abbott Depakote kickbacks
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 31, 2014
The Justice Department has filed a False Claims Act complaint against Omnicare Inc., alleging the pharmaceutical giant received millions in kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories over a 10-year period.