Healthicity Blog

1. Medicaid Fraud Control Units: Investigation and Prosecution of Fraud and Beneficiary Abuse in Medicaid Personal Care Services –

1. Dallas-Based Physician - Owned Hospital to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Paying Kickbacks to Physicians in Exchange for Surgical Referrals -

1. Former General Counsel of Company That Operates Health Maintenance Organizations in Several States Sentenced to Prison for Role in $35 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme -

1. Meadows Regional Medical Center, Inc. and Affiliates To Pay Up To $12.875 Million To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations -

For many years now the OIG has been performing Medicare Compliance reviews of hospitals.

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.

You’ve heard of the Federal False Claims Act. But did you know that many states 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...

1. Missouri Hospital Settles Case Involving Patient Dumping Allegations - “On October 17, 2017, Southeast Missouri Hospital (SEM), Cape Girardeau, Missouri, entered into a $100,000 settlement agreement with OIG.