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A couple weeks ago, Medstar Ambulance Inc. settled False Claims Act allegations with the government for $12.7 million. The allegations were first brought to the attention of the government through a former billing office employee who filed a qui tam (i.e., whistleblower) lawsuit under the False...

1. Shire PLC Subsidiaries to Pay $350 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations - The Justice Department announced today that Shire Pharmaceuticals LLC and other subsidiaries of Shire plc (Shire) will pay $350 million to settle federal and state False Claims Act allegations

“Open wide and say….Compliance”

Most of my blog posts reporting on settlements involve medical professionals or providers. It’s important to recognize that dental providers are also not immune to compliance woes.

1. UCLA Members Allegedly Violated Kanye West’s Privacy - TMZ reports that officials at the UCLA Medical Center are in the process of firing several employees who allegedly violated the privacy of Kanye West, who spent more than a week in the hospital last month following a reported bout of...

Welcome to this week's post in our Deeper Than the Headlines blog post series.

In fiscal year 2016, the Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered $2.5 Billion through the False Claims Act from the healthcare industry.

1. Justice Department Recovers Over $4.7 Billion From False Claims Act Cases in Fiscal Year 2016 - “The Department of Justice obtained more than $4.7 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud and false claims against the government in fiscal year 2016 ending Sept. 30,...

Though whistleblower settlements don’t necessarily seem to be slowing down, it does seem that the government is announcing more and more settlements that appear to have originated from government data mining as opposed to whistleblowers.

1. Federal prosecutors accuse local medical practice of fraud - “A local medical group that treats patients with cancer and blood disorders took illegal kickbacks and filed false Medicare claims, according to a complaint filed by federal prosecutors…Prosecutors allege two illegal schemes.