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Senators Hatch and Baucus request fraud-fighting reports from health and human services, centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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April 1 2011

On March 24, Senate Finance Committee leaders Orrin Hatch and Max Baucus sent a letter to the Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Deputy Administrator requesting data, benchmarks, and updates on the number of fraud cases and the amount of money recovered

Teleradiology ghost reading could present False Claims Act issues

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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July 11 2011

Teleradiology is becoming more and more common

Whistleblower suit alleges inflated Medicare reimbursement charges

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USA
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December 8 2011

On November 22, 2011, the Department of Justice announced that it filed a complaint in a False Claims Act case against BestCare Laboratories, Inc. and its founder

Inflated charges to Medicare for radiopharmaceutical lead to $30 million False Claims Act settlement

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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January 25 2012

Late last week, the Justice Department announced that a large for-profit health care concern has joined the growing list of health care companies settling False Claims Act cases

Lifewatch Services to pay $18.5m to resolve False Claims Act allegations

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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April 5 2012

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced an $18.5 million False Claims Act settlement in a case brought by two whistleblowers against LifeWatch Services Inc., an Illinois-based company

Pharma company settles whistleblower suit alleging wrong treatment of drugs as generic

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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February 17 2012

A qui tam case filed in federal court in Maryland has yielded an $11 million False Claims Act settlement

American Sleep Medicine to pay more than $15.3m to resolve allegations of Medicare fraud

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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February 7 2013

The federal government recently settled a $15 million False Claims Act (FCA) case against American Sleep Medicine LLC, according to a recent Justice

Par pharmaceutical agrees to pay $45M to resolve liability

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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March 6 2013

According to the Justice Department, Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc. recently pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $45 million to resolve its liability

St. Jude Medical pays $3.65 million to settle overcharge claims

Hodgson Russ LLP
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USA
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June 1 2012

St. Jude Medical Inc. has settled, for $3.65 million, federal False Claim Act allegations arising from a qui tam case in which the relators alleged that the company inflated the cost of replacement pacemakers and defibrillators purchased by the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, the U.S. Department of Justice announced recently