Kmart Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sears Holdings Corporation (SHC), has agreed to pay $32.3 million to the United States to settle allegations that in-store pharmacies in Kmart stores failed to report discounted prescription drug prices to Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE.
The False Claims Act lawsuit, which was filed in 2008 by...
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Category: False Claims Act
Whistleblower paid record $78 million award in False Claims Act case against Celgene Pharma
Whistleblower Beverly Brown has received a award of more than $78 million for her efforts in obtaining a $280 million False Claims Act settlement against Celgene Corporation. The reward and settlement amounts are among the largest ever to date.y. The False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to bring suit in the name of...
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Drug maker United Therapeutics pays $210 million to settle kickback False Claims Suit
Pharmaceutical company United Therapeutics Corporation has agreed to pay $210 million to resolve claims that it used a foundation as a conduit to pay the copays of Medicare patients taking UT’s pulmonary arterial hypertension drugs, in violation of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today.
When a...
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Davita Rx pharmacy pays $63.7 to end False Claims Act case including kickbacks
DaVita Rx LLC, a nationwide pharmacy that specializes in serving patients with severe kidney disease, agreed to pay a total of $63.7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations relating to improper billing practices and unlawful financial inducements to federal healthcare program beneficiaries, the Justice Department announced today.
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Iberiabank pays over $11.6 million to settle whistleblower DOJ suit for false claims for loan guarantees
The Justice Department announced that IBERIABANK Corporation, IBERIABANK and IBERIABANK Mortgage Company (collectively, IBERIABANK) have agreed to pay the United States $11,692,149 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying they were complying with Federal requirements in order to obtain insurance on mortgage loans from the...
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Vitas Healthcare hospice provider pays $75 million to settle False Claims Act case of Medicare fraud
Vitas Healthcare, a major hospice provider has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a False Claims Act case charging the company inflated charges and overbilled taxpayers.
"Today's resolution represents the largest amount ever recovered under the False Claims Act from a provider of hospice services," said Acting Assistant Attorney General...
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Mylan Pharma pays Massachusetts $20.3 million for underpaid rebates to Medicaid for EpiPens
Pharmaceutical company Mylan will pay a total of $20.3 million to the Massachusetts Medicaid program (MassHealth) to resolve allegations that it knowingly underpaid rebates owed to the Medicaid program for EpiPens dispensed to MassHealth members, Attorney General Maura Healey announced today.
The payment is part of a global settlement with the United States, the District...
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Whistleblower importers revealing custom tariff evasion by filing cases against employer or competitor under the False Claims Act
Business that are active in importing goods for sale in the United States are revealing their competitor's fraud in cheating on customs tariffs and collecting upto 30% of what the government recovers from their claims. Filing a claim under the False Claims Act stops cheating competitor from fudging on tariffs and allows for a...
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Allied Home Mortgage ordered to pay US $296 million for false certifications of loans insured by FHA
Allied Home Mortgage will have to pay the Government $296 million by order of a federal judge in a major case for falsely certifying the quality of loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration over a ten year period. Last year, a federal jury found Allied liable for civil mortgage fraud and awarded the...
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MediSys Health pays $4 million to settle DOJ charges of doctor kickbacks
MediSys Health Network Inc., which owns and operates Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Flushing Hospital and Medical Center, two hospitals in Queens, New York, has agreed to pay $4 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today.
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