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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.

Many of us have heard the phrase that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. It seems this is proving true with a couple of recent healthcare compliance settlements.

1. Florida pain clinic to pay $7.4M for Medicare fraud - “A company that runs pain clinics in northeast Florida will pay the federal government $7.4 million

We’ve highlighted the significance of this case in previous webinars and blog posts, but now we know that it’s at least $3 million dollars more significant than it was before.