Along with thirteen other hospitals, Wenatchee Valley Medical Center has agreed make a significant settlement payment to the United States governent to resolve False Claims Act allegations. Fourteen hospitals located in New York, Mississippi, North Carolina, Washington, Indiana, Missouri and Florida have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $12 million [...]
PurpleLawyer is excited to announce that Seattle Whistleblower Attorneys, Mark D. Walters of Bellevue, and Daniel D. DeLue of Seattle, Washington represented relator Ryan Sims, Snohomish, Washington in the False Claims Act case brought against LifeWatch Services, Inc. The Department of Justice issued a Press Release on March 23, 2012 to announce the settlement, United States [...]
The Office of the Inspector General posted the first of 11 videos online as part of the Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT) Provider Compliance Training initiative. These videos give an introductory overview of the False Claims Act, the Physician Self-Referral Law, Federal Anti-Kickback Statute. The OIG notes that more videos are coming.
On December 19, 2011, the United States Department of Justice issued a Press Release that announced “that the Department of Justice recovered “$3 billion in settlements and judgments in civil cases involving fraud against the government in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2011.” The Press Release added: This is the second year in a row that [...]
Massachusetts Lawsuit Over Inflated Drug Prices Ends, AG Coakley Recovers $47 Million for Medicaid Program After Massachusetts Office Wins Trial, Merck to Pay $24 Million; Last of Thirteen Companies to Settle; Largest Single-Case Medicaid Fraud Recovery in State History A Massachusetts lawsuit against thirteen drug manufacturers over inflated prices has ended with more than $47 million recovered for [...]
According to Chicago Healthcare Daily, the “the Illinois treasurer’s office received a payment of nearly $2.9 million. Of that sum, the attorney general’s office and the Illinois State Police each will receive about $480,000, with the rest going to the state’s general revenue fund.” This is part of a $20 million settlement with CVS [...]
Kathy Buchli, Staff Attorney for Washington State’s Health and Long-Term Care Committee, prepared this False Claims Act state-by-state comparison. You can download it here.
Washington Governor Chris Gregoire has stated that the state of Washington is in serious financial trouble. In a recent Message from the Governor: I wish I could say that things have improved for the 2011–13 budget period. Unfortunately, they have worsened. It continues to get more expensive for the state to provide the same level [...]
