Jeff Newman Law Announces Settlement in Case for Overbilling Medicaid by Walgreen Company Which Will Pay Over $2.858 Million to Settle
Jeff Newman Law, representing whistleblowers, is pleased to announce that the United States has settled a False Claims Act case brought by two of its clients. Under the terms of the settlement, Walgreens Co. (Walgreens) will pay over $2.858 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal, Massachusetts, and Georgia False Claims Acts by submitting inflated prices for certain generic medications to the Massachusetts and Georgia Medicaid programs.
The case was filed in April 2019, and based upon the information presented, the government alleged that between 2008 and 2023, Walgreen’s pharmacies submitted higher than usual and customary price to the MassHealth and Georgia Medicaid programs for certain generic medications.
Our firm worked on the case with co-counsel Paul Lawrence Esq. of Waters & Kraus of Dallas, TX. We express our appreciation to the significant efforts of Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven Sharobem of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston, MA, as well as members of the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office.
For more information contact Attorney Jeff Newman at 617-823-3217.
JEFF NEWMAN LAW ANNOUNCES $21.3 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH THE
GRAND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND 12 AFFILIATED SKILLED NURSING
FACILITIES FOR ALLEGEDLY PROVIDING AND BILLING FOR FRAUDULENT
REHAB THERAPY SERVICES
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Law360 Covers Customs Fraud Whistleblower Settlement in Case Brought by Jeff Newman Law
On November 10, 2022, Law360 published an article, “Calif. Importer Pays $3.25M To End Customs Fraud Case,” on a recent settlement in a customs fraud False Claims Act qui tam case brought by Jeff Newman Law. In the case, whistleblower Chris Chan, a Hong Kong resident, alleged that a California-based importer was evading tariffs on Chinese merchandise by understating the prices it paid for the goods.
Akorn to Pay $7.9 Million to Resolve Medicare Fraud Claims
On September 15, 2022, the Department of Justice announced a $7.9 million settlement with pharmaceutical company Akorn to resolve False Claims Act allegations in a qui tam case that Jeff Newman Law filed on behalf of its client, Albermarle, LLC.
Jeff Newman Law Firm Lauds The Decision Of The U.S. Treasury To Create New Whistleblower Rewards Program To Recover Stolen Assets By Russian Elites Seeking To Evade U.S. Sanctions
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Modern Healthcare features article on major whistleblower case against Equity Finance Company and Counsel for the whistleblower, Jeffrey A. Newman
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Wall Street Journal features case of whistleblower represented by Jeffrey A. Newman.
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Jeffrey Newman featured in compliance newsletter for record settlement
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Jeffrey Newman quoted in the Boston Globe about his recent HIG settlement, the largest publicly disclosed government health care fraud settlement in the nation involving private equity oversight of health care providers.
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Marblehead attorney lands largest settlement against a national therapy company servicing patients in skilled nursing facilities
It took more than a few nights and weekends pouring over documents and constructing detailed spreadsheets with her lawyer, Jeffrey A. Newman of Marblehead, but Janet Halpin can now say it was all worth it… Read More.
