May 14, 2024 | COVID-19 Related Law, False Claims Act
On May 13, the Department of Justice announced that now-bankrupt financial technology company Kabbage Inc. (d/b/a KServicing) has agreed to pay $120 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act (FCA) by “knowingly submitting...
May 13, 2024 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Baptist Health System, a Florida-based hospital system, agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by offering improper discounts to federal health care...
May 8, 2024 | False Claims Act
The DOJ reached a settlement with Baptist Health System Inc. (Baptist Health) to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act (“FCA”). Baptist Health is a not-for-profit Florida parent corporation for a network of hospitals and medical providers that submit...
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...