In yet another alleged healthcare fraud scheme, a rural southern Georgia hospital has agreed to offer $520,000 to settle allegations of illegal kickbacks and unlawful referral schemes. The agreement helps to correct and deter such conduct on both the federal and state level, as the Georgia Medicaid system is set […]
In yesterday’s post, we introduced the idea of a ‘reverse payment settlement’ agreement as it relates to the delayed introduction of less-expensive, equally-effective generic medications into the American market. In sum, these agreements are entered into between branded pharmaceutical companies and generic drug makers in order to delay the competition […]
As we have covered extensively on this blog, there is no shortage of ways in which pharmaceutical companies and healthcare companies can conspire to cheat American taxpayers. Over the next two posts, we will explore a novel False Claims Act concept that takes aim at the notion of ‘reverse payment […]
Recently, Corinthian College was slapped with a $30 million fine from the federal government for unlawfully inflating its graduation rates in order to lure students into taking out sizable student loans and thereafter failing to follow through with a quality, marketable education. The college was forced to close its doors […]
The Department of Justice announced its latest healthcare fraud settlement involving Georgia-based Family Dermatology, P.C. According to the April 21, 2015, settlement, the practice was allegedly engaging in kickback schemes and improper financial arrangements between itself and several physicians in the local area. The company owns not only a dermapathology […]