Apr 1, 2025 | False Claims Act
On March 28, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Diopsys Inc., a medical device company based in Middletown, Pennsylvania, agreed to pay up to $14.25 million to resolve allegations that it caused healthcare providers to submit claims for reimbursement to...
Apr 1, 2025 | Land Use Law, Land Zoning Law
As reported by Sustain Atlanta, MARTA has revised its funding plan for transit projects funded by the $2.7 billion transit sales tax approved by Atlanta voters in 2016. The initial plan, released in May, allocated $370 million for 7 miles of light rail** along the...
Mar 31, 2025 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that Diopsys Inc., a medical device company based in Middletown, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay up to $14.25 million to resolve allegations of violating the Federal False Claims Act and various state laws. According to the government, Diopsys...
Mar 28, 2025 | Health Care Fraud
The DOJ announced that a federal jury recently convicted Dr. José Alzadon of Paintsville, Kentucky; Michael Bregenzer of Richmond, Texas; and Barbie Vanhoose of West Van Lear, Kentucky, for orchestrating a scheme that fraudulently billed Medicare and Kentucky Medicaid...
Mar 18, 2025 | Healthcare Transactions, Medicare and Medicaid
On March 14, Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator, appeared before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing. During the two-and-a-half-hour session, Dr. Oz navigated a...
