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Health Care Fraud and Abuse 2023 Year in Review

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Introduction - Polsinelli proudly introduces the Health Care Fraud and Abuse 2023 Year in Review, a comprehensive examination of the evolving landscape surrounding the False Claims Act (“FCA”) and fraud & abuse enforcement...more

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AG Rokita Recovers $2.9 Million for Medicaid Overbilling

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Indiana AG Todd Rokita announced a settlement with hospital network Parkview Health System, Inc. to resolve allegations that four hospitals in the network (collectively, “Parkview”) violated Indiana’s Medicaid False Claims...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 31, Number 14. News Briefs: April 2022

Report on Medicare Compliance 31, no. 14 (April 18, 2022) - Michigan gynecologic oncologist Vinay Malviya, M.D., has agreed to pay $775,000 to settle false claims allegations in connection with medically unnecessary...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Hospital Settles FCA Case Filed by CO Over Modifiers; Make Sure People ‘Feel Heard’

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 32 (September 13, 2021) - John Peter Smith (JPS) Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle false claims allegations in a case with a hot risk area, a...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 30, Number 8. News Briefs: March 2021

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 8 (March 1, 2021) - According to a CMS spokesperson, “CMS has not yet determined when Targeted Probe and Educate reviews will resume.” Meanwhile, “CMS continues to temporarily pause...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 30, Number 2. News Briefs: January 2021 #2

Report on Medicare Compliance 30, no. 2 (January 18, 2021) - Recovery audit contractors (RACs) may soon be auditing positron emission tomography (PET) for initial treatment strategy in oncologic conditions for compliance...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Report on Medicare Compliance Volume 29, Number 15. News Briefs: April 2020 #2

Report on Medicare Compliance 29, no. 15 (April 20, 2020) - Maury Regional Medical Center in Tennessee has agreed to pay $1.7 million to settle false claims allegations over MS-DRG coding, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for...more

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Challenge to Attorneys' Fees in False Claims Act Cases

Thanks to inexact language in a settlement agreement, a for-profit hospital chain can challenge whistleblowers’ eligibility for attorneys’ fees under the False Claims Act (“FCA”). The single sentence that spawned nearly 5...more

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Healthcare Fraud & Abuse Review 2017

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A LOOK BACK... A LOOK AHEAD - While the uncertainty associated with legislative efforts to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) dominated most of the headlines for the healthcare industry last year,...more

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Hospital, Cardiology Group Settle False Claims Act Allegations for $20.75 Million

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As reported previously, Hamot Medical Center (“Hamot”) and Medicor Associates, Inc. (“Medicor”) entered into a preliminary settlement agreement under which they agreed to pay $20.75 million to resolve kickback allegations...more

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Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Review 2016

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Bass, Berry & Sims is pleased to announce the release of its fifth annual Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Review 2016. The Review, compiled by the firm’s Healthcare Fraud Task Force, is an industry-leading guide to healthcare...more

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Recent Settlements Demonstrate the Reach and Versatility of the FCA

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In recent years, civil enforcement efforts involving the FCA have grown significantly. Today, the FCA impacts a vast array of businesses, as it is commonly used to redress false claims for government funds involving...more

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Tuomey Agrees to Pay $72.4 Million, Join Multi-Hospital System in Settlement

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On October 16, 2015, Tuomey Healthcare System announced it had entered into a $72.4 million settlement with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve a $237 million False Claims Act and Stark Law judgment...more

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