Department of Insurance investigation leads to $23.8 million settlement with Essilor Laboratories of America, Inc.
Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced that Essilor Laboratories of America, Inc. (Essilor) has agreed to a $23.8 million settlement in a lawsuit which...
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Opioid Abuse Treatment Facility to Pay $3.15 Million for Kickback Violations, Obstructing Federal Audit, and False Claims Submitted to Government Insurance Programs
An opioid abuse treatment facility in Camden will pay a total of $3.15 million to resolve criminal and civil claims that...
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UnitedHealthcare loses lawsuit to TeamHealth — again — in ongoing battle over billing
Dive Brief: Dive Insight: The dispute between UnitedHealthcare and TeamHealth stretches back years and has emerged in a string of litigation...
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Raleigh-Area Physician Agrees to Pay $385,000.00 to Resolve Allegedly Fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid Claims
United States Attorney Michael Easley announced today that Haritha Nadendla, M.D., and Triangle Women’s Center, P.C., (hereinafter referred to as “Triangle”),...
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NYAG sues LI nursing home for alleged massive fraud
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation for alleged financial fraud and abuse...
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California one of 18 states to reach $5.7 billion opioid settlement with Walgreens
California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside 17 other attorneys general, has announced a $5.7 billion settlement agreement with the pharmacy retailer...
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Texas Medical Association heads to court again in second challenge to surprise billing ban
This is the second time the Texas Medical Association will argue in front of Kernodle over implementation of the No Surprises...
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Whistleblower Alleges Billing Fraud, Lax Care at Baptist Health South Florida Hospital
Domenico Calcaterra began working at Bethesda Hospital East in January 2020 as the new chief of cardiac surgery tasked with revamping...
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Healthcare billing fraud: 8 recent cases
1. Massachusetts physician indicted for role in healthcare fraud scheme Brookline, Mass.-based sleep medicine physician Pankaj Merchia, MD, is accused of billing...
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Settlement Reached in New York Home Health Agency Medicaid Fraud
New York Attorney General Letitia James has reached two agreements with White Glove Community Care, Inc., (White Glove), a Brooklyn-based home...
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