Apr 10, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that Atlanta based teleradiology company, The Radiology Group, and its CEO Anand Lalaji, ( collectively “TRG”) have entered into an agreement with the United States to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA). As part of the...
Mar 26, 2024 | False Claims Act, Government Investigations, Health Care
Governor Brian Kemp’s conservative alternative to the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion has proven to be a costly endeavor that has provided minimal medical care coverage to Georgia enrollees. The Georgia Pathways to Coverage plan (“Pathways”) places a...
Mar 18, 2024 | False Claims Act
The United States filed a complaint against the six health plans participating in the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP), which offers health services to the military community, for violating the False Claims Act. According to the Complaint, Brighton...
Feb 23, 2024 | False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Government Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid, White Collar Crime
On February 22, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released its annual False Claims Act (FCA) statistics for Fiscal Year 2023. The DOJ’s press release announced the “highest number of settlements and judgments in history,” at 543 total settlements and judgments....
Feb 9, 2024 | DOJ, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Recently, as I scrolled through my Google News Alert email for “False Claims Act,” one government press release caught my eye. The title – “National Roofing Company Settles PPP Fraud Allegations for $9 Million” – while certainly noteworthy, was not what interested...
Jan 25, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ announced that oil and natural gas company Hilcorp San Juan L.P. has agreed to pay $34.6 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claim Act (FCA). According to the government, Hilcorp underpaid royalties to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue...