Compliance News Roundup: State False Claims Act

1. New Orleans Woman Convicted for Role in $3.2 Million Medicare Kickback Scheme – “A federal jury found a New Orleans woman guilty today for her role in an approximately $3.2 million Medicare fraud and kickback scheme. After a three-day trial, Sandra Parkman, 61, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, one count of conspiracy to pay and receive kickbacks, two counts of health care fraud and five counts of accepting kickbacks. Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 17, 2018, before U.S. District Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt of the Eastern District of Louisiana, who presided over the trial.” Get the full scoop >>

2. New York Doctor Sentenced To 33 Months In Prison For Role In Test-Referral Scheme With New Jersey Clinical Lab – “An internal medicine doctor practicing in Staten Island, New York, was sentenced today to 33 months in prison for taking bribes in connection with a long-running and elaborate test referral scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, New Jersey, its president and numerous associates, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced.” Get the full scoop >>

3. Deeper Than the Headlines: State False Claims Act – You’ve heard of the Federal False Claims Act. But some compliance professionals aren’t aware of the many states that also have state false claims acts or equivalents. The OIG, in cooperation with the Attorney General, determines whether States have false claims acts that qualify for an incentive under section 1909 of the Social Security Act. If a state is determined to have a false claims act that qualifies, they receive a 10-percentage-point increase in their share of any amounts recovered under such laws. Get the full scoop >>