Settlement in National Health Investors case will liquidate nonprofit operators, pump $40 million to...
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 29, 2013
A real estate investment trust that allegedly engaged in questionable sales transactions with nonprofit operators recently settled with the state of Tennessee, which will lead to a $40 million payday for...
Amgen pays $25 million to settle whistleblower case over kickbacks to long-term care pharmacies
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 18, 2013
Biotechnology company Amgen will pay $24.9 million in a settlement over whistleblower allegations that the company paid kickbacks to long-term care pharmacies to increase the use of an anemia drug in nursing...
Genesis HealthCare, HHS reach settlement over treatment of deaf residents
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 07, 2013
Genesis HealthCare will enhance care for deaf individuals, including providing interpreters, as part of a recent settlement agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights...
Judge grants final approval of Jimmo settlement
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McKnight's Staff
Jan 25, 2013
Marking another step toward guaranteeing Medicare coverage for nursing home residents needing skilled services, a federal judge on Thursday approved the October 2012 settlement agreement in Jimmo v. Sebelius.
Risperdal settlement to cost J&J $181 million
Sep 05, 2012
The payouts will go to 36 states, plus the District of Columbia, which brought consumer fraud charges against Janssen for allegedly deceptively marketing the drug Risperdal to providers treating patients...
J&J to pay $181 million for Risperdal settlement
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 31, 2012
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, will pay $181 million to settle charges that it marketed antipsychotic medications for medically unapproved purposes.
David fights on after long-term care Goliath decides to bow out
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James M. Berklan
Aug 29, 2012
The headlines were big. Really big. And they involved a long-term care corporate giant settling yet another lawsuit. But they didn’t tell the story I really wanted to know about. And that you probably...
Omnicare to settle whistle-blower suit
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McKnight's Staff
Aug 27, 2012
Omnicare agreed to settle over claims it provided a kickback when it bought Total Pharmacy services LLC in 2004. Terms of the deal were not released.
GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion to settle criminal charges
Jul 03, 2012
In what is the biggest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion and plead guilty to illegally promoting prescription drugs
HCP agrees to $125 million settlement with Ventas
Nov 10, 2011
HCP Inc. will pay $125 million to settle a lawsuit filed by fellow real estate investment trust Ventas, on top of HCP’s recent $102.8 million payment to Ventas for compensatory damages.