The Justice Department announced today that Janzen, Johnston & Rockwell Emergency Medicine Management Services Inc. (JJ&R), who handles billing services for physicians, hospitals and other health care providers, was accused of submitting false claims to Medicare and Louisiana’s Medicaid program and has agreed to settle and pay the United States $4.6 million.
A $3.85 million settlement involving a customs fraud scheme carried out by a Hong-Kong based jewelry manufacturer and its partners has recently been made public. Kirby McInerney LLP filed the action under the FCA on behalf of its client, a whistleblower who learned about the fraudulent conduct. The whistleblower will receive approximately 19% of the $3.85 million settlement.
The Government Accountability Office was requested to look into how effectively the funding provided for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Medicare Integrity Program (MIP) are being used to address the integrity of the Medicare Program. GAO took into account use of funding by CMS for MIP, how CMS evaluates MIP’s efficiency,
Minnesota Transit Constructors Inc. (MnTC), a joint venture comprised of Granite Construction, C.S. McCrossan Inc. and Parsons Transportation Group, as well as a number of subcontractors, have agreed to pay the United States $4.6 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted false claims related to a federally-funded transit construction project in Minneapolis.
The State of Indiana has joined in a whistleblower lawsuit against Education Management Corporation (EDMC), alleging the for-profit college company and two of its subsidiaries received more than $12 million in state financial aid after making false claims and misrepresentations to the state. The United States of America, the States of California,
John P. Kacavas, the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, announced that Red River Computer Co., Inc. has agreed to pay $2.3 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The allegations relate to Red River Computer Co’s business with various federal agencies, including the U.S.
The Justice Department has announced that Taleo Corp. has agreed to pay $6.49 million to resolve allegations that it knowingly caused false claims to be submitted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
Taleo’s subcontract with an entity that provided human resource services to the TSA stated that Taleo would provide supporting software and would charge its commercial rates with certain discounts.
St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center has settled a False Claims Act complaint for $516,527 amidst claims that it overbilled Medicare for a prostate cancer treatment. The drug Lupron is an injectable that is used to treat prostate cancer in men, as well as endometriosis and fibroids in women. The treatment for males and females each have a separate billing code,
Following the conviction of cardiologist Dr. John R. McLean on six charges of health care fraud offenses, Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle allegations that the hospital failed to prevent the doctor from inserting medically unnecessary cardiac stents. The $1.8 million settlement is being paid under the False Claims Act.
In response to a recent New York Times Article (Insiders Sound an Alarm Amid a Natural Gas Rush, June 25, 2011) concerning inflated projections for the production of natural gas from three shale gas formations, the SEC has issued subpoenas to at least two producers, Quicksilver Resources, Inc. and Exco Resources,
