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July 2, 2013 Healthcare Fraud

Illegal Kickbacks and Medicare Fraud: Seven BLS Defendants Plead Guilty

Last month, seven defendants in the Medicare fraud and bribery case against Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS) opted to enter guilty pleas before United States District Judge Stanley R. Chesler in Newark federal court. Each defendant was charged with one count of conspiracy to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute and the […]
May 27, 2013 Healthcare Fraud

U.S. Renal Care Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $7.3 Million

A Texas-based dialysis clinic recently agreed to a $7.3 million settlement with the United States government, resolving allegations of Medicare fraud contained in a False Claims Act lawsuit. U.S. Renal Care, who acquired Dialysis Corporation of America (DCA) in June 2010, is accused of knowingly overbilling Medicare for Epogen, a […]
May 23, 2013 Healthcare Fraud

Home Healthcare Firm Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $150,000

A home healthcare operation providing service to patients in rural Alabama recently settled a whistleblower lawsuit, agreeing to pay the United States government $150,000 to resolve claims that it violated the federal False Claims Act. Techota, LLC, whose headquarters is located in Nashville, Tennessee, provides home healthcare services in Alabama […]
May 22, 2013 Healthcare Fraud

Nation’s Largest Hospice Chain Faces False Claims Act Lawsuit for Medicare Fraud

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a False Claims Act lawsuit earlier this month against the nation’s largest for-profit hospice chain. Vitas Hospice Services LLC and Vitas Healthcare Corporation, both owned and operated by Chemed Corporation, are accused of fraudulently admitting patients for hospice care and then billing Medicare […]
May 17, 2013 Healthcare Fraud

McKesson Corporation Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit for $190 Million

Amidst allegations of fraudulent price inflation, another pharmaceutical giant has agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit. The McKesson Corporation recently agreed to pay the United States government an excess of $190 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by providing inflated price information on […]
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