Showing posts with label False Claims Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label False Claims Act. Show all posts
Thursday, October 17, 2024

Health Care Fraud: Texas Style

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On Oct. 15 a federal jury in Houston convicted  the owner of a firm that operated 14 pharmacies, on fifteen counts including conspiracy to c...
Friday, June 07, 2024

Health Care Fraud: The Beat Goes On (and On and On)

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  More enforcement news from the HHS Office of Inspector General: Queens And Brooklyn-Based Eye Doctor Settles Health Care Fraud Claims For ...
Wednesday, February 14, 2024

False Claims Act: Causation Standard Up for Grabs

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On February 13 AHLA posted a nice, lengthy analysis of the circuit split over the appropriate standard for proving "causation" in ...
Wednesday, January 03, 2024

Physician Acquitted in $15M Healthcare Fraud Prosecution

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A federal jury in Maryland convicted the physician on five counts of healthcare fraud in connection with his billing practices for level 4 C...
Wednesday, December 06, 2023

Latest Fraud Enfocement Actions include $148 Million Scheme

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Here's the latest rundown from USDOJ, with some details on a couple of the most notable actions: Lab Owner Pleads Guilty To $1.7 Million...
Tuesday, December 05, 2023

What's the Test for Causation in a False Claims Act Suit Based Upon the Anti-Kickback Act?

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This is an issue only a lawyer could love, but there's already a circuit split, and two federal judges in the Massachusetts District hav...
Tuesday, July 18, 2023

False Claims Act Settlement with EHR Provider for $31 Million

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First, $31 million is a significant piece of change. Second, this was a qui tam  relator ("whistleblower") case initiated by two ...
Monday, July 17, 2023

Something Old, Something New (Hellacious Health Fraud (VI))

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  Here are a couple of recent cases that caught my eye. First, the old style of health care fraud: Evergreen Hospice, LLC (Evergreen), a hos...
Friday, July 07, 2023

False Claims Act and Circuit Splits

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Who doesn't love a good circuit split? It's the stuff dreams are made of. Well, if not dreams, at least law review comments, cert. p...