False Claims Act Update & Alert
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December 22, 2009.
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U. of Phoenix to Pay $78.5 Million
The University of Phoenix has agreed to pay $67.5 million to the U.S. Government, plus $11 million in private attorneys fees, to settle a case filed by two whistleblowers who accused the school of violating Dept. of Education rules prohibiting schools from accepting federal student financial aid while paying admissions counselors cash incentives based on the number of students recruited. This is the second-largest FCA settlement in a non-intervened case. >> To read more
Schering-Plough Pays $69 Million
Schering-Plough has agreed to pay $69 million to settle FCA lawsuits in which the company is charged with inflating the price of Albuterol and other drugs in order to collect millions of dollars in overpayments from California and Florida's Medicaid programs. The lawsuits were filed by Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys on behalf of California, Florida, and the federal government, and were 11 years coming to resolution. >> To read more
NY Home Health Fraudsters
to Pay $24 MillionThree New York City home health agencies have agreed to pay $24 million to settle False Claims Act cases charging the companies with overcharging Medicaid for services provided by hundreds of home health aides who had little or no required training. >> To read more
Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services to Pay $8 Million
Our Lady of Lourdes Health Care Services Inc., the parent company of two New Jersey hospitals, has agreed to pay $8 million to resolve allegations the hospitals defrauded Medicare by unnecessarily inflating charges to obtain “outlier payments.” >> To read more.....
