The federal government has now receivered more than $1.84 from Medicaid fraud in 2010 according to the Office of Inspector General The top five offensing states are New York, Texas, Florida, California and Ohio. The government is gearing up for greater numbers of civil and criminal prosecutions of MEdicare and Medicaid fraud as it...

LHC Group Inc. a publicly traded home health provider will pay the government $65 million to settle a federal inquiry and whistleblower case which alleged that LHC provided health services to patients which they did not need and also to people who were not homebound. The Department of Justice said that it examined the...

CVS Pharmacy Inc. has agreed to pay $17.5 million to resolve charges it over billed Medicaid programs in 10 states. CVS collected more than it should have from Medicaid for filling prescriptions for people who had other insurance. Usually, pharmacies can only bill Medicaid for the amount of a patient's co-pay when they have...

The United States today announced that it has settled False Claims Act allegations against FORBA Holdings LLC, a dental management company that provides business management and administrative services to 69 clinics nationwide known as Small Smiles Centers. Under the agreement, FORBA will pay the United States and participating states $24 million, plus interest, to...

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and Attorney General of the United States Eric Holder today sent a letter to state attorneys general urging them to work with HHS and federal, state, and local law enforcement officials to mount a substantial outreach campaign to educate seniors and other Medicare beneficiaries about...