The Ensign Group announced a settlement with the Department of Justice on Monday in which it will pay $48 million. The case has been pending since 2006, when the company was accused of overbilling.
Feds join lawsuit against nursing home operator
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 17, 2012
The Department of Justice has joined a whistleblower fraud lawsuit against a former nursing home operator in Mississippi. The lawsuit was originally filed by Academy Health Center, which says the operator...
Former exec alleges Florida hospice filed claims for patients not terminally ill; government joins lawsuit
By
McKnight's Staff
Sep 10, 2012
The federal government has joined a whistleblower lawsuit against a Florida hospice over what it says were fraudulent Medicare payments, the Department of Justice announced.
Nursing home residents targeted as part of massive Medicare scheme
By
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.
Assisted living manager pleads guilty to a Medicare fraud and kickback scheme
Nov 18, 2011
In the latest fallout from a massive Medicare fraud kickback scheme in Florida, an assisted living manager has admitted he referred residents in exchange for money.
Department of Justice files suit against Johnson & Johnson in connection with kickback scheme with Omnicare
Jan 19, 2010
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson for its alleged role in a kickback scheme with Omnicare, the nation’s largest long-term care pharmacy chain.