By Adrianne Appel2022-10-18T19:49:00
Cigna created a home visit program for Medicare patients that artificially inflated government payments by intentionally incorrectly diagnosing tens of thousands of patients with serious illnesses, a lawsuit against the insurance giant alleges.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced its intervention in a lawsuit originally filed in 2017 by whistleblower Robert Cutler, an attorney who previously worked for a Cigna vendor, under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The DOJ seeks damages and penalties for the alleged filing of false claims resulting from visits carried out by vendors under Cigna’s “360 home visit program.”
The government also charged Cigna with using false records and making false statements, unjust enrichment, and payment by mistake, according to its intervenor complaint.
2023-10-02T17:20:00Z By Jeff Dale
Multinational health insurance company Cigna agreed to pay more than $172 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing allegations it submitted and failed to withdraw false claims to Medicare.
2022-10-19T21:00:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Sutter Health agreed to pay more than $13 million for violating the False Claims Act by billing the United States for toxicology tests it did not conduct but outsourced to other labs, the Department of Justice announced.
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Whistleblowing hotlines are rightly championed as valuable tools for employees and even third parties to raise concerns about corporate conduct. But it seems some complaints may be acted upon more keenly than others, particularly if blame can be pinned to one individual and any potential fallout can be ring-fenced.
2025-10-08T18:28:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Charlie Javice, a former CEO who duped JPMorgan Chase into purchasing her start up company for $175 million, has been ordered to forfeit more than $22 million by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and to spend 7 years in jail.
2025-10-07T16:08:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Georgia Tech Research Corp. (GTRC) has agreed to pay $875,000 to settle allegations first raised by two compliance officers that its cybersecurity protocols violated acceptable standards for defense contractors, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said.
2025-10-06T17:12:00Z By Adrianne Appel
Tractor Supply Company has agreed to get into compliance with California’s consumer privacy law and to pay a $1.35 million fine—the largest yet by California—to settle allegations it violated the privacy rights of customers and job applicants.
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