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1. Gresham Medical Practice Manager Sentenced to Prison for False Billing and Tax Fraud - PORTLAND, Ore. –
CJ Wolf
When most of us hear “False Claims Act,” we usually think of the Federal False Claims Act (FCA).
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1. Administrator of Miami - Area Home Health Agency Sentenced to 126 Months in Prison for Involvement in $2.5 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme -
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1. Healthcare Service Provider to Pay $60 Million to Settle Medicare and Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations - A major U.S. hospital service provider, TeamHealth Holdings, as successor in interest to IPC Healthcare Inc., f/k/a IPC The Hospitalists Inc. (IPC), has agreed to resolve allegations
CJ Wolf
President Trump’s words might lead us to believe we’re heading towards an “anti-regulation” future. But I think the foundations of compliance programs will remain intact.
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1. The University of California at Riverside’s Pilot Payroll Certification System Did Not Provide Accountability Over Payroll Charges to Federal Awards (A-04-13-01026) -
CJ Wolf
When we hear of doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers settling False Claims Act allegations with the government, we frequently learn that the accusations were first raised by a current or former employee or another healthcare provider such as a physician.
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1. Rio Grande Valley Area Doctor Charged in Illegal Kickback Scheme - McALLEN, Texas ‐ A Rio Grande Valley area doctor has been taken into custody for his scheme to solicit and obtain illegal kickbacks in exchange for Medicare patient referrals, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
