Oct 22, 2024 | Health Care
The DOJ announced that a Wisconsin federal jury has indicted Lakia Jackson, former owner of We Care Services, for her role in an alleged health care fraud and kickback scheme related to prenatal and childcare services provided to low-income women. According to DOJ,...
Oct 14, 2024 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime
On October 10, 2024, the DOJ announced that Teva Pharmaceuticals had agreed to pay $450 million to resolve two matters, one of which was the result of an investigation conducted pursuant to the False Claims Act (FCA). According to the DOJ, the settlement encompasses...
Sep 25, 2024 | Health Care
Doctors at the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery (“Breast Center”) and St. Charles Surgical Hospital (“Hospital”) in New Orleans, sued Blue Cross Blue Sheild, claiming the insurer tried to coerce the doctors into their network. The Breast Center and the Hospital...
Sep 15, 2024 | DOJ, False Claims Act, Fraud Investigations, Health Care, Medicare and Medicaid
Late last week, the Department of Justice announced that Walgreen had agreed to pay over $106 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing government health care programs for prescriptions that were never dispensed. According to the...
Sep 9, 2024 | False Claims Act, Health Care, Health Care Fraud, Medicare and Medicaid
Late last month, the DOJ announced that St. Peter’s Health agreed to pay $10.8M to settle False Claims Act allegations. The settlement resolves claims that the organization submitted inaccurate information to federal healthcare programs, including Medicare and...
Aug 30, 2024 | Health Care
On August 27, 2024, the Department of Justice announced that John W. Kosolcharoen, founder and CEO of a California-based company, pleaded guilty to a felony violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Kosolcharoen’s plea relates to the distribution of...
