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False Claims Act Update & Alert
Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund | Washington, D.C. | WWW.TAF.ORG December 27, 2007
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Fraud Costs Us More
Than an Arm and a Leg
From 2002 to 2007,Medicare paid for 89,803 artificial limbs for residents of Dade and Broward counties, Florida. Terrorist attacks? Not quite. During the full course of the Iraq war the Department of Defense reports only 674 amputations. Think fraud. >> To read more
SBA Fraud Unprosecuted
U.S. District Court Judge Julie Carnes has dismissed a whistleblower complaint against Business Loan Express, saying most of the facts of the case were "public knowledge" due to previous litigation and court filings. Unexplained: Why the Small Business Administration has not taken action about the fraud on its own. >> To read more
$26 Million Hospital Settlement
Atlanta's oldest hospital has agreed to pay $26 million to settle charges it billed outpatient visits as inpatient admissions, billed for services not covered by Medicare, and kept patients longer than necessary in order to qualify them for skilled nursing services. >> To read more
CMHS to Pay $1.5 Million
Community Memorial Health System has agreed to pay over $1.5 million to settle charges it violated the anti-kickback provisions of Medicare by giving doctors interest-free loans, below-market rents, and employing physician family members.>> To read more
Orange County to Pay $7 Million
Orange County, California, will pay $7 million to settle charges its Behavioral Health Services Division submitted bills to Medicare for psychiatric evaluations performed by unqualified personnel, as well as billed for uncovered methadone treatment, and uncovered psychiatric observation. >> To read more
Illinois Attorney General
Refiles on MRI Operators
The Illinois Attorney General's office has refiled a False Claims Act case against more than a dozen MRI centers that allegedly billed more than $10 million in "inflated and illegal billings" to the state. >> To read more
Sioux Kevlar Case
Sioux Manufacturing Corp. has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle charges the company failed to meet minimum specifications in making Kevlar cloth material used in helmets and body armor for the U.S. military. >> To read more