Saber to pay $10M False Claims settlement, denies therapy upcoding
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Danielle Brown
Apr 15, 2020
A skilled nursing operator accused of pressuring some therapists and managers to place all patients in the highest rehab payment classification, regardless of clinical needs, is settling federal fraud...
Clinical Briefs for Thursday, January 9
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 08, 2020
Teva to pay $54 million to settle False Claims Act lawsuit involving Parkinson’s drug … Non-antibiotic wound gel treats and prevents infections … Company licenses voice biomarkers for Alzheimer’s...
Analysis: Genesis and Signature make the top 10 as healthcare ‘dominates’ False Claims Act payouts
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Marty Stempniak
Mar 29, 2019
A new analysis finds that the healthcare field is a dominant fixture on the list of False Claims Act recoveries, tallying $2.5 billion in payouts to the feds — with two big-name skilled nursing operators...
Vanguard Healthcare will pay $18M to settle False Claims Act allegations
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Marty Stempniak
Feb 28, 2019
A Tennessee-based skilled nursing company has agreed to pay about $18 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act by billing for “grossly substandard” nursing home services.
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.
Preferred Care settles for $540,000 in whistleblower upcoding case
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 06, 2018
Nursing home chain Preferred Care agreed to settle False Claims Act charges for $540,000, the Department of Justice has announced.
Hospice accused of treating ineligible patients agrees to $1.2M False Claims settlement
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 12, 2018
A for-profit hospice company and its owner agreed to pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that the company fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid for hospice services.
Judge relieves Consulate of $350M FCA verdict penalty
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James M. Berklan
Feb 08, 2018
A federal judge erased a $347 million False Claims Act verdict against a rehab provider because the judge felt it was unlikely that government would have withheld payments even if it was aware of billing...
Judge erases $347 million verdict against nursing home company
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Kimberly Marselas
Jan 16, 2018
A federal judge in Florida has tossed a $347 million False Claims Act verdict against a nursing home operator, saying there wasn’t evidence the government would have withheld payment if aware of...
Hospice provider to pay record-setting $75 million false claims settlement
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Nov 01, 2017
The nation’s largest for-profit hospice provider and its parent company have agreed to pay $75 million to settle allegations that it submitted false Medicare claims for hospice services, authorities...