False Claims-Qui Tam
Read the breaking stories of fraud against government, federal programs and contracts, and about recent qui tam actions, government interventions and legislative developments.
Alpha Genomix To Settle FCA Whistleblower Claims Of Kickbacks, Will Pay Up To $200,000
A Georgia-based genetic testing laboratory has agreed to pay up to $200,000 to resolve whistleblower claims that they paid kickbacks to Aiken Counseling Group, LLC (Aiken) to incentivize genetic testing referrals. According to a September 16 U.S. Department of Justice...
Home Health Agency Operator To Pay $17 Million To Resolve FCA Whistleblower Claims Of Kickback Scheme
New Jersey-based Home Health Agency Operator BAYADA has agreed to pay $17 million to resolve whistleblower allegations of false claims billed to Medicare as a result of a kickback scheme. According to a September 8 U.S. Department of Justice press...
South Carolina Healthcare Organizations To Pay $140 Million To Resolve Uncontested FCA Whistleblower Allegations
A group of South Carolina healthcare providers, laboratories, and testing facilities all owned or managed by chiropractor Daniel McCollum will pay a total of $140 million to the U.S. government after failing to defend against charges of kickback schemes and...
Psychotherapy Nursing Care Provider To Pay $2 Million To Resolve FCA Claims Of Unnecessary Care
Carenow Services, LLC, a Roswell, Georgia-based psychotherapy services provider and its CEO Leena Karun, have settled whistleblower allegations that they billed federal medical programs for services that were unnecessary, improperly documented, or less serious than represented in the billing. Carenow...
Chicago Nursing Facility To Pay $360,000 To Resolve Alleged FCA Overbilling Violations
Skilled nursing facility Norridge Gardens, located in Norridge, IL, has agreed to pay $360,000 to resolve whistleblower allegations that they wrongfully billed federal medical programs. According to an August 16 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) press release, Norridge Gardens has...
Ascension Michigan To Pay $2.8 Million, Resolving Whistleblower Allegations Of Unnecessary Procedures
A Michigan-based hospital system has agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve whistleblower allegations that they submitted false claims for allegedly unnecessary procedures. The hospital group, composed of St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Providence Park Hospital, St. John Macomb...
Leading Whistleblower Attorney Analyzes Lobbying Efforts Against FCA Amendments
In an August 16 article for The National Law Review, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn describes how pharmaceutical lobbyists were successful in removing the False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. This last-minute...
Whistleblower Advocates Call for Action to Protect False Claims Act
As first reported by Whistleblower Network News (WNN), pharmaceutical lobbyists were recently successful in a last-minute campaign to have the False Claims Amendments Act removed from the 2021 Infrastructure Bill. The amendments to the False Claims Act (FCA) would have...
Pharma Lobby Backchannels A Shutdown Of Essential FCA Judicial Amendments
At 5:30pm on Thursday the 5th, pharmaceutical lobbyists launched a backchannel blitzkrieg against the False Claims Amendments Act, an amendment that had already gone through multiple stages of committee comment and approval. Over the next few days, pharma lobbyists and...
Diabetes Testing Supplier To Pay $160 Million To Settle Alleged FCA Violations
Arriva Medical LLC (Arriva) and its parent company Alere Inc. (Alere) have agreed to pay $160 million to resolve whistleblower claims that they violated the False Claims Act. Arriva was the largest Medicare mail-order diabetic testing supplier until the company...
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