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1. Jacksonville Cardiovascular Practice Agrees To Pay More Than $440,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations For Failing To Reimburse Government Health Care Programs -

1. McDonough woman pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud, ordered to pay $3.8 million – “The owner of a former Henry County mental health services business will have to pay $3.8 million in restitution to the Georgia Medicaid Program for alleged Medicaid fraud.

1. Under ‘Observation,’ Some Hospital Patients Face Big Bills - “In April, Nancy Niemi entered Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, N.C., with cardiac problems. She stayed four nights, at one point receiving a coronary stent.

1. Fort Worth Brothers Admit Role in $36 Million Lab Test Kickback Scheme - Two Fort Worth men pleaded guilty Friday afternoon to playing a role in an alleged $36 million fraud scheme involving unnecessary lab tests of saliva and urine that were billed to the U.S. military’s health care system.

1. Pitt County Behavioral Health President Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Conspiracy and Perjury Charges - “The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina John Stuart Bruce Office announced that yesterday in federal court, Shephard Lee Spruill, II, 46, of Winterville, North...

1. Three Companies and Their Executives Pay $19.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Pertaining to Rehabilitation Therapy and Hospice Services

Most healthcare fraud and abuse cases settle before ever going to trial. However, when they occasionally do go to trial, the outcomes can be as varied as the facts and circumstances of a specific case. A recent trial in Houston didn’t turn out so well for Dr. Ronald Kahn, a Houston physician.