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DOJ Settlement Reached in Medicare Kickback Case

In a settlement agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Health Diagnostic Laboratories, Inc. (HDL) and Singulex Inc. will pay a combined $48.5 million to the DOJ to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and federal Anti-Kickback […]

$39 Million Settlement Resulting from Kickback Allegations Resulting from Physician Speaker Fees

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced that Daiichi Sankyo Inc.,a global pharmaceutical company based in New Jersey, agreed to pay the U.S.and State Medicaid programs $39 million in a settlement agreement regardingallegations that it violated the False Claims Act […]

Cape Girardeau Neurosurgeon Indicted on Federal Anti-Kickback Charges

On September 18, 2014 the U.S. Attorney’s office announced that MidwestNeurosurgeons, LLC and it’s owner Dr. Sonjay Fonn and DS Medical, LLC and it’s owner, Deborah Seeger, were indicted for allegedly violating the Medicare Anti-Kickback Statue. Their story is an […]

Health Care Providers to Pay $24 Million Settlement Following Illegal Referral Allegations

Last month the U.S. Department of Justice announced it had reached a $24.5million settlement with several Alabama-based medical practices following a lawsuit that alleged the practices violated the False Claims Act. The settlement is another example of why all medical […]

Are Your Payment Arrangements Illegal?

Patient referrals by physicians are a common practice. They can benefit patients, but they can also constitute fraud and abuse when illegal financial arrangements are involved. And, as one healthcare practice recently learned, such financial arrangements can lead to multi-million […]