Nursing home company settles ‘largest ever’ case with state AG’s office for $4 million
By
Josh Henreckson
Jun 10, 2024
An operator of 16 long-term care facilities has settled a staffing case with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s office for a total of $4 million. The agreement is the most expensive ever reached with...
Omnicare settles federal whistleblower suit
By
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.
Omnicare to settle whistle-blower suit
By
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.
David fights on after long-term care Goliath decides to bow out
By
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...
Federal enforcement settlements with providers doubled as courts reopened
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 11, 2022
The federal government won $5 billion in healthcare fraud judgments last fiscal year, a staggering increase after a COVID lull.
Broker admits using nursing home residents as pawns in annuities scheme, agrees to $850,000 settlement
By
Tim Mullaney
Aug 04, 2014
The mastermind of a financial fraud that victimized nursing home residents has admitted wrongdoing and will pay $850,000 in a settlement, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday.
Retaliation, recovery and ‘quasi’ justice featured in nursing home operator’s book
By
Brook Chambery
Apr 16, 2021
Many long-time McKnight’s readers will remember Beechwood Restorative Care Center and its $25 million victory against the state of New York. The settlement ended a 13-year war and one of the most egregious...
Whistleblower loses appeal to pocket more of $45M nursing home settlement
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 09, 2023
A nursing home whistleblower who prevailed in a $45 million case against the facilities’ owners lost his appeal when the government rejected his argument that the judgment wasn’t big enough.
Long-term care pharmacy to pay $3 million over dispensing, reimbursement violations
By
Joe Bush
Dec 14, 2022
Residents in nursing homes received controlled substances without valid prescriptions from a long-term care pharmacy that has agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations it broke federal law.
LTC pharmacy AlixaRx settles whistleblower case for $2.75M
By
Danielle Brown
May 13, 2021
Texas-based long-term care pharmacy provider AlixaRx will pay $2.75 million to settle allegations that it wrongly dispensed controlled substances without valid prescriptions at long-term care facilities.