All False Claims Act articles – Page 6

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    The Escobar decision, one year later

    2017-06-20T14:30:00Z

    A year after the Supreme Court more closely defined materiality and implied consent in False Claims Act cases, compliance officers still have more questions than answers.

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    Preventing False Claims Act liability

    2017-05-16T13:45:00Z

    During a recent panel, federal and state officials, corporate defense attorneys, and whistleblower reps alike debated the ins and outs of U.S. FCA cases and how to defend them.

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    CA to pay $45M in False Claims Act case

    2017-03-13T08:30:00Z

    CA, an information technology management software and services company, agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it made false statements and claims in the negotiation and administration of a General Services Administration contract, the Department of Justice announced.

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    Forest Labs to pay $38M for False Claims Act violations

    2016-12-21T11:00:00Z

    Forest Laboratories and its subsidiary, Forest Pharmaceuticals, have agreed to pay $38 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce physicians to prescribe its drugs. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

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    Omnicare to pay $28M to settle kickback allegations

    2016-10-17T12:00:00Z

    Omnicare this week agreed to pay $28.1 million to resolve allegations that it solicited and received millions of dollars in kickbacks from drug maker Abbott Laboratories, the Justice Department announced. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

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    Tenet Healthcare to pay $513M in kickback settlement

    2016-10-03T13:45:00Z

    Tenet Healthcare and several of its subsidiaries today agreed to pay more than a combined $513 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims relating to a scheme to pay kickbacks in return for patient referrals. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

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    Compliance clauses can keep third parties in line, regulators at bay

    2016-09-13T13:15:00Z

    Even small companies have gone global and rely on a broad network of business partners. Those relationships, however, bring with them risks and potential regulatory hazards. Joe Mont discusses adding compliance and ethics clauses to contracts as a baseline for any third-party relationship.

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    Medical equipment companies to pay $12M for False Claims Act violations

    2016-09-08T14:30:00Z

    U.S. Healthcare Supply and Oxford Diabetic Supply will pay the United States more than $12.2 million for a False Claims Act violation in which they used a fictitious entity to make unsolicited telephone calls to Medicare beneficiaries. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

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    Pharmaceutical industry bristles under FDA draft guidance

    2016-07-06T08:45:00Z

    The amount of FDA draft guidance in play during the past few months has drawn skepticism from the pharmaceutical industry, which has its own thoughts on how best to address the broad scope of the agency’s proposed authority. Jaclyn Jaeger reports.

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    False Claims Act penalties to double

    2016-06-30T09:45:00Z

    Federal contractors, beware: False Claims Act penalties will nearly double, effective Aug. 1. The increase in penalties is especially relevant to healthcare providers, government contractors and others that conduct business with the government. Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

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    U.S. Supreme Court clarifies, blurs scope of FCA liability

    2016-06-28T08:30:00Z

    A new ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court offers some clarity as to when a company can face liability under the False Claims Act, but does it also blur the lines? Jaclyn Jaeger has more.

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    Calls to reform False Claims Act revisited

    2016-05-10T14:00:00Z

    Is it time to reform the False Claims Act? The answer depends on whom you ask, says Jaclyn Jaeger. Critics argue that it leads to unfair penalties and unjust results for companies; others say it empowers whistleblowers to help the government conquer fraud.

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    Wyeth and Pfizer to pay $784.6 million in False Claims Act case

    2016-05-03T16:00:00Z

    Wyeth and Pfizer last week reached a $784.6 million settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations that Wyeth knowingly reported to the government false and fraudulent prices on two of its drugs.

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    21st Century Oncology to pay $34.7 million for False Claims Act violations

    2016-03-08T12:15:00Z

    21st Century Oncology, a physician-led integrated cancer care provider, and its wholly owned subsidiary South Florida Radiation Oncology, will pay $34.7 million to settle allegations that they performed and billed for procedures that were not medically necessary. Since January 2009, the Justice Department has recovered a total of more than ...

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    Latest Review of False Claims Act Compliance

    2015-11-10T12:45:00Z

    Image: The Justice Department has settled a spate of False Claims Act cases with healthcare providers this fall, pointing to several important trends in FCA cases: increased scrutiny on physician payment arrangements, the broadening scope of whistleblowers, and an upsurge in FCA settlement amounts. “Enforcement agencies are aggressively using all ...

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    Millennium Health Appoints New Chief Compliance Officer

    2015-11-03T09:30:00Z

    Millennium Health, a health solutions company, has appointed Darrell Contreras as its new chief compliance officer. The announcement of Contreras' appointment comes just weeks after Millenium Health reached a $256 million settlement with the government to resolve allegations that it billed for Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs ...

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    457 Hospitals to Pay $250M in False Claims Act Case

    2015-10-30T13:15:00Z

    The Department of Justice today reached 70 settlements totaling more than $250 million involving 457 hospitals in 43 states to resolve allegations that these hospitals implanted cardiac devices in Medicare patients in violation of Medicare coverage requirements. “In terms of the number of defendants, this is one of the largest ...

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    Warner Chilcott to Pay $125 Million in False Claims Act Case

    2015-10-29T15:15:00Z

    Warner Chilcott U.S. Sales, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical maker Warner Chilcott, today reached a $125 million settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve charges of healthcare fraud. The company pleaded guilty to criminal charges that the company paid kickbacks to physicians throughout the United States to induce them to ...

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    Millennium Health to Pay $256 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Case

    2015-10-19T16:00:00Z

    Millennium Health (formerly Millennium Laboratories) today reached a $256 million settlement with the Justice Department to resolve allegations that it billed for Medicare, Medicaid, and other federal health care programs for medically unnecessary urine drug and genetic testing and for providing free items to physicians who agreed to refer expensive ...

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    Tuomey Healthcare System to Pay $72 Million in False Claims Act Case

    2015-10-19T15:45:00Z

    The Department of Justice announced last week that it has resolved a $237 million judgement against Tuomey Healthcare System to for illegally billing the Medicare program for services referred by physicians with whom the hospital had improper financial relationships. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the United States will ...