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False Claims Act Update & Alert |
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Taxpayers
Against Fraud Education Fund | Washington, D.C. |
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 NY's
Stolen Medicaid MoneyNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed suit last February against People’s Choice Surgical Supplies, Inc. seeking to recover $11 million in fraudulent Medicaid claims. Now Cuomo's office has also filed criminal charges against three company officials alleging they stole over $1 million in Medicaid funds by submitting false claims using stolen doctor identities. >>To read more |
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 New
Orleans Medicaid Recovery
West Jefferson
Medical Center has agreed to pay $3.3 million to
resolve allegations it overcharged Louisiana's
Medicaid program by claiming its Pediatric Intensive
Care Unit (PICU) had the capability to perform
certain critical care services for which Medicaid
pays a premium. >>
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Pharma
Co's
Settle With AL
Five drug companies, including
Bristol-Myers Squibb,
have settled with the state of Alabama over
charges they manipulated the Average Wholesale
Price of drugs in order to price-gouge the
state's Medicaid program. The other four
companies, and the amount of the settlements,
will be announced in approximately 30 days.
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 Fox in Charge of Hen House?
In an violation of
federal regulations, the U.S. Department of State has outsourced
the responsibility to investigate possible
crimes committed by contractors in Iraq.
Federal
Acquisition Regulation part 7.5 says it is not permissible to hire contractors for jobs "considered to be inherently governmental
functions" including "the direct conduct of criminal
investigations." >>
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 Medical
Device KickbacksSens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Herb Kohl (D-WI) have sent letters to Columbia University and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) asking if they have received money from medical device manufacturers. Sen Kohl sent a similar letter to the American College of Cardiology asking them to explain their relationship with CRF. >> To read more |
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