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Justice Department Charges Dozens for $1.2 Billion in …

(3 days ago) WEBPrior to the charges announced as part of today’s nationwide enforcement action and since its inception in March 2007, the Health Care Fraud Strike Force, which maintains 16 strike forces operating in 27 districts, has charged more than 5,000 defendants who …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-charges-dozens-12-billion-health-care-fraud

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Office of Public Affairs National Health Care Fraud Enforcement

(8 days ago) WEBThe Department of Justice announced today criminal charges against 138 defendants, including 42 doctors, nurses, and other licensed medical professionals, in 31 federal …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/national-health-care-fraud-enforcement-action-results-charges-involving-over-14-billion

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Justice Department charges 78 in multibillion-dollar health care …

(Just Now) WEBThe Justice Department announced charges against 78 people related to health care fraud schemes. Federal and state law enforcement offices brought criminal charges across 16 …

https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184795720/78-people-face-charges-for-2-5-billion-in-attempted-health-care-fraud-doj-says

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How Insurers Exploited Medicare Advantage for Billions - The New …

(3 days ago) WEBNote: Table includes insurers among the top 10 Medicare Advantage providers that face or have settled lawsuits for risk adjustment fraud. “The big health care plans know it’s …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/upshot/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegations.html

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Apria Healthcare Reaches $40M Settlement Over False Claims …

(2 days ago) WEBOn January 20, 2021, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced a $40 million settlement between the state’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU), the United States …

https://thenationaltriallawyers.org/article/apria-healthcare-reaches-a-40m-settlement-with-multiple-states-over-various-false-claims-statutes/

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DOJ Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Action to Combat …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Department of Justice today announced criminal charges against 14 defendants, including 11 newly-charged defendants and three who were charged in superseding …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/doj-announces-coordinated-law-enforcement-action-combat-health-care-fraud-related-covid-19

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US announces charges in $2.5 billion healthcare fraud takedown

(9 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday announced federal and local criminal charges targeting 78 defendants across 16 states as part of a law enforcement action involving …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-announces-charges-25-billion-healthcare-fraud-takedown-2023-06-28/

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DOJ: False Claims Act settlements, judgments exceed $2B - RISE …

(2 days ago) WEBWhistleblowers filed 652 qui tam suits in fiscal year 2022, and this past year the department reported settlements and judgments exceeding $1.9 billion in these and earlier-filed …

https://www.risehealth.org/insights-articles/doj-false-claims-act-settlements-judgments-exceed-2b-in-2022-and-most-involved-health-care-fraud/

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Delaware hospital system will pay $47 million to settle …

(1 days ago) WEBIn 2010, Christiana Care paid $3.3 million to settle a similar whistleblower suit alleging Medicare and Medicaid fraud involving neurology doctors. As part of that settlement, …

https://apnews.com/article/hospitals-medicaid-fraud-whistleblowers-health-care-e8392709afa9b6a830bc52765f965e88

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UnitedHealthcare Pays $80,000 Settlement to HHS to Resolve

(2 days ago) WEBUnitedHealthcare Pays $80,000 Settlement. OCR settles forty-fifth HIPAA Right of Access investigation . Today, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2023/08/24/unitedhealthcare-pays-80000-settlement-hhs-resolve-hipaa-matter-patient-medical-records-request.html

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Whistleblower accuses Aledade, largest US independent primary …

(4 days ago) WEBCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain. A Maryland firm that oversees the nation's largest independent network of primary care medical practices is facing a whistleblower lawsuit …

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-whistleblower-accuses-aledade-largest-independent.html

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What Can You Do to Avoid Health Care Fraud? LegalMatch

(7 days ago) WEBIf a defendant is found guilty of health care fraud, the penalties may include: Civil fines of up to $10,000 for each false claim; Repayment of false charges; Criminal charges; …

https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/health-care-fraud-lawyers.html

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Virginia Doctor Gets 59 Years for Unneeded Surgery and Improper

(2 days ago) WEBIn November 2020, a federal jury also convicted the doctor, Javaid Perwaiz, of Chesapeake, of 52 counts of health care fraud and false statements for procedures he performed …

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/18/us/javaid-perwaiz-hysterectomies-sentenced.html

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Suit says Life Source Services fraudulently sent patients to hospice

(8 days ago) WEB0:26. An Oradell-based hospice company allegedly defrauded the federal and state governments by putting nursing home residents who weren’t dying into hospice care, …

https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/health/2023/01/03/nurse-alleges-life-source-services-oradell-sent-patients-to-hospice-for-profit/69767967007/

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Doctor And Three Others In Bergen County Charged In $10 Million …

(6 days ago) WEBThe count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud is punishable by a maximum of 10 years in prison; the count of violating the federal anti-kickback statute is punishable by a …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/doctor-and-three-others-bergen-county-charged-10-million-health-care-fraud-scheme

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Justice Dept. Sues to Block $13 Billion Deal by UnitedHealth Group

(3 days ago) WEBFeb. 24, 2022. WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Thursday sued to block a $13 billion acquisition of a health technology company by a subsidiary of UnitedHealth …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/business/doj-antitrust-lawsuit-unitedhealth.html

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Change Healthcare Finally Admits It Paid Ransomware Hackers

(Just Now) WEBChange Healthcare's confirmation of its ransom payment now appears to show that much of that catastrophic fallout for the US health care system unfolded after it had already …

https://www.wired.com/story/change-healthcare-admits-it-paid-ransomware-hackers/

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Home Health Care Settles Telehealth Fraud Allegations for $9.9M

(3 days ago) WEBWashington, DC — January 5, 2024— Atlantic Home Health Care, LLC agreed to pay $9.9 million – on an ability to pay basis – to settle allegations the company treated patients …

https://www.phillipsandcohen.com/atlantic-home-health-care-settles-for-9-9-million/

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Steward’s legal battles offer insight into pattern of …

(6 days ago) WEBPublished March 20, 2024. Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest physician-owned private hospital operator, has shown increasing signs of financial distress since late last …

https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/steward-health-care-mismanagement-lawsuits/710102/

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Doctor Indicted On Charges Of Unlawfully Distributing Controlled

(6 days ago) WEBDoctor Indicted On Charges Of Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances And Health Care Fraud. Burlington, VT – A New Hampshire doctor made his initial appearance …

https://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/enforcement/doctor-indicted-on-charges-of-unlawfully-distributing-controlled-substances-and-health-care-fraud/

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Married Frontline Health Care Workers' Wrongful COVID-19 Death …

(7 days ago) WEBNEWS. Married Frontline Health Care Workers' Wrongful COVID-19 Death Lawsuit Reinstated by Appellate Division "Indeed, the judge's opinion was silent as to Susana's …

https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2024/04/24/married-frontline-health-care-workers-wrongful-covid-19-death-lawsuit-reinstated-by-appellate-division/

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Providence lawsuit results in $98M for employees alleging wage …

(8 days ago) WEBA jury awarded more than $98 million to Providence Health and Services employees in a class action lawsuit over claims the health system illegally denied meal breaks and pay …

https://www.modernhealthcare.com/legal/providence-lawsuit-wage-theft

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Medical Center pays over $21M to settle alleged false claims

(3 days ago) WEBThe investigation began when a qui tam aka whistleblower lawsuit was filed under seal Sept. 28, 2018. The individual filing the suit worked at Cornerstone Medical Center long …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/medical-center-pays-over-21m-settle-alleged-false-claims

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The Change Healthcare cyberattack is a 'catastrophe' for American

(Just Now) WEBThe U.S. health care sector, which represents a fifth of the U.S. economy, is a juicy target for hackers given the size of the prize, and the stakes are high for those weighing …

https://fortune.com/2024/04/23/change-healthcare-cyberattack-unitedhealth-hack-ransomware/

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District of New Jersey Bergen County Man Admits Stealing

(6 days ago) WEB– A Georgia man and operator of a marketing company today admitted his role in conspiracies to commit health care fraud and to pay and receive illegal kickbacks. …

https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/bergen-county-man-admits-stealing-reimbursement-checks-medical-practice

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Climate change demands global solutions, not local lawsuits

(8 days ago) WEBChicago's climate lawsuit won't curb greenhouse gas emissions or curb the effects of climate change. Innovation and smart public policies are what is needed.

https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2024/04/25/chicago-lawsuit-climate-change-manufacturing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-mark-denzler-phil-goldberg

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Medical Equipment Suppliers Convicted of Health Care Fraud

(6 days ago) WEBThe Fraud Section leads the Criminal Division’s efforts to combat health care fraud through the Health Care Fraud Strike Force Program. Since March 2007, this program, …

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/medical-equipment-suppliers-convicted-health-care-fraud

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