If you’ve been around skilled nursing even just a little while, you’ve seen how these False Claims cases end up, especially since the individuals suing can win triple damages for reporting alleged...
SNF operator to pay $1 million to settle genetic testing fraud allegations
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Apr 12, 2017
A Louisville, KY-based skilled nursing facility operator has agreed to pay nearly $1 million to clear up claims related to its role in a genetic testing scheme that violated the False Claims Act, the Department...
Authorities using data to file False Claims charges, take whistleblowers out of equation
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Apr 18, 2016
Some states are turning to data mining, a method of finding patterns in large amounts of data, to prevent whistleblowers from swaying False Claims Act cases, one expert shared last week.
Provider wins False Claims decision, now must face claims that it retaliated against whistleblower
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 04, 2019
A Tennessee provider must still face claims that it retaliating against a whistleblower, despite a judge tossing those original claims.
Nursing home company reaches $2.7 million settlement in therapy billing case
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 12, 2013
Tennessee-based nursing home operator Grace Healthcare LLC will pay the federal government more than $2.7 million, settling charges that Grace violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for unnecessary...
Healthcare fraud rampant, but OIG refines its focus on nursing homes
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Neville M. Bilimoria
Feb 19, 2024
For 2024, healthcare fraud has already been rampant, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. But on Jan. 19, the OIG took a specific stance with...
PharMerica, Kindred settle in Amgen kickback lawsuit
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John Hall
Aug 24, 2015
PharMerica Corp. and Kindred Healthcare have agreed in principle to out-of-court settlements in a whistleblower suit that implicated the companies in alleged massive kickback schemes involving a popular...
Omnicare settles federal whistleblower suit
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Ashley Carman
Jul 17, 2013
An Illinois federal judge approved the dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit against Omnicare, following a settlement agreement on July 9, according to local media reports.
Supreme Court won’t review false claims suit against Genesis-owned provider
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Jan 24, 2017
Three strikes and she’s out: A whistleblower’s lawsuit against a Genesis HealthCare subsidiary won’t get its day in the Supreme Court, the court posted on Monday.
Life Care Centers, feds settle False Claims Act statistical sampling case
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Sep 23, 2016
A high-profile court case involving one of the nation’s largest skilled nursing providers and the controversial topic of statistical sampling will end in a settlement, according to a brief filed...