Private equity, private lenders ripped in new nursing home investigation … Former manager to pay Justice Department $650K to settle allegations over illegal nursing home role … Dementia patients receiving...
Lab charged with billing $358 million for unneeded nursing home COVID tests
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 21, 2023
A lab owner has been accused of fraudulently billing Medicare and insurers for more than $358 million worth of COVID-related tests that nursing home clients said they neither wanted nor needed.
Also in the News for Friday, Jan. 14
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 13, 2022
Lack of home tests undermines visitors’ ability to enter California nursing homes … Michigan audit to show ‘nearly 30%’ more COVID deaths tied to LTC facilities … Justice Department launches...
New attorney general, Justice policies could take steam out of False Claims Act cases
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 20, 2019
A new attorney general at the helm, plus possible policy changes on the horizon, could spell a slowdown in fraud accusations against providers.
Omnicare, Justice settle federal anti-discrimination case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 25, 2018
The U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with long-term care pharmacy provider Omnicare Inc., ending an investigation into whether the company violated an anti-discrimination...
Joint HHS, Justice efforts recoup $28 billion in Medicare payments
By
John Hall
Mar 19, 2015
The Justice Department announced on Thursday it had captured $3.3 billion from healthcare fraud prosecutions and other deals in 2014, bringing to nearly $28 billion the total amount it has recouped since...
Feds recover record $4 billion from fraudulent healthcare claims
Jan 25, 2011
The U.S. departments of Justice and Health and Human Services recovered a total of $4 billion in fiscal 2010 from healthcare fraud cases prosecuted under the False Claims Act, according to a new report...
Dozens arrested in multistate Medicare fraud ring
Oct 15, 2010
The Justice Department Wednesday arrested 52 people for their alleged role in a $163 million, 25-state Medicare fraud scheme, the agency said. Authorities say it is the “largest Medicare fraud scheme...