Former NQF safety advocate settles false claims complaint for $1 million
By
John Hall
Mar 06, 2015
The former chair of a National Quality Forum safety committee has agreed to pay a $1 million civil fine to settle allegations he violated the False Claims Act by soliciting and accepting kickbacks, according...
Prosecuting substandard care with the False Claims Act
By
Mark S. Armstrong
Oct 14, 2009
Increasingly, states are using the False Claims Act to target cases of inadequate care at nursing homes.
Omnicare off the hook in drug packaging case after Supreme Court passes
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 09, 2014
Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare will not face False Claims Act penalties for drug packaging practices that apparently ran afoul of safety regulations. The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the...
Judge dismisses claims of ‘nationwide’ Medicare fraud in Omnicare antipsychotics case
By
McKnight's Staff
May 23, 2013
Long-term care pharmacy Omnicare will not face charges that it engaged in “nationwide” Medicare fraud for off-label antipsychotics prescriptions, a federal judge recently ruled. However, the...
OIG to states: Give more protection to Medicaid whistleblowers
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McKnight's Staff
Nov 29, 2012
Tennessee needs to toughen up its Medicaid false claims law, the federal government says, and that might not be good for providers.
Government backs off another HCR ManorCare case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 12, 2018
The Department of Justice has declined to intervene in a massive, seven-year-old False Claims Act case against HCR ManorCare, newly unsealed court documents show.
Obscure rule could double fraud penalties for healthcare providers, experts say
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May 11, 2016
A rule recently released by a little-known federal agency could set the stage for fraud penalties against healthcare providers to rise dramatically, according to some law experts.
Supreme Court will review what counts as ‘false’ under the False Claims Act
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Dec 08, 2015
The U.S. Supreme Court will review exactly what constitutes a “false” claim under the False Claims Act, due to a petition for certiorari that was granted Friday. Long-term care providers and...
Brookdale ‘whistleblower’ suit dismissed
By
John Hall
Apr 06, 2015
A federal judge has dismissed a former Brookdale Senior Living employee’s False Claims Act suit against the company while leaving the door open for an amended complaint, according to published reports
Revisions to False Claims Act urged by former deputy AG
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Aug 01, 2014
A panel of witnesses debated the merits of the False Claims Act before a Judiciary subcommittee meeting Wednesday, with one former attorney general arguing current policy provokes unfair litigation and...