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Walgreens to pay $106.8 million to settle prescription billing claims
Walgreens allegedly billed the government for prescriptions never dispensed, says DOJ. September 16, 2024 – Susan Morse, Executive Editor – Walgreens…
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DaVita and former CEO Kent Thiry indicted in healthcare hiring conspiracy
July 21, 2021 / Nathan Eddy Outpatient medical care center operator DaVita and its former CEO, Kent Thiry, were indicted…
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Pain clinic CEO sentenced to 15 years in prison for role in $150M fraud, opioid distribution scheme
by Paige Minemyer | Mar 5, 2021 The CEO of a Michigan- and Ohio-based group of pain clinics and other providers was sentenced to 15…
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Regulatory
OxyContin maker to plead to 3 criminal charges
October 21, 2020 / Associated Press Purdue Pharma, the company that makes OxyContin, the powerful prescription painkiller that experts say…
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Financial
DOJ charges 86 defendants with $4.5 billion in telehealth fraud
October 1, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The Department of Justice on Wednesday charged 345 people, including doctors, nurses and other medical…
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Financial
10 indicted in $1.4B rural hospital fraudulent billing scheme: DOJ
June 30, 2020 / by Paige Minemyer The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted 10 people, including a Miami-based hospital executive,…
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Financial
Federal Government Joins Whistleblower Case Filed By JGL Against Major Medical Device Company
GREENBELT, Md., June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The United States joined a lawsuit filed by Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, P.A. on behalf of a former Chief…
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Former Cleveland Clinic Researcher Allegedly Failed To Disclose Ties To China
May 14, 2020 / VANESSA ROMO A former Cleveland Clinic Foundation doctor was arrested Wednesday and appeared in court on…
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COVID-19
Sen. Burr steps aside as Intelligence Committee chairman amid stock sale investigation
May 14, 2020 / By Brooke Singman | Fox News Republican Sen. Richard Burr has stepped aside as chairman of the Senate…
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COVID-19
Feds distribute thousands of masks, other supplies seized from hoarders during coronavirus pandemic
April 2, 2020 / By Brooke Singman | Fox News The Justice Department and Department of Health and Human Services are distributing…
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Regulatory
4 Detroit-area physicians found guilty of forcing patients to undergo back injections in exchange for opioids
by Joanne Finnegan | Feb 5, 2020 Four Detroit-area physicians were found guilty by a federal jury Tuesday of healthcare fraud after they…
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Regulatory
DOJ charges 149 people for hundreds of millions of dollars of healthcare fraud, drug diversion
by Paige Minemyer | Sep 30, 2019 The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced several healthcare fraud takedowns of late, resulting in dozens of charges,…
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Regulatory
Devicemaker-doctor relationships ripe for fraud litigation
ALEX KACIK / August 23, 2019 A recent False Claims Act lawsuit claiming that a medical device company paid kickbacks…
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Regulatory
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Files Lawsuit Against Spinal Implant Company, Its CEO, And Another Executive For Illegally Paying Millions Of Dollars In Kickbacks To Surgeons In Exchange For Using Its Products
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 / Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman, the…
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Regulatory
Medical Device Maker ACell Inc. Pleads Guilty and Will Pay $15 Million to Resolve Criminal Charges and Civil False Claims Allegations
June 11, 2019 / U.S. Department of Justice – Office of Public Affairs ACell Inc. (ACell), a Maryland-based medical device…
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