by Lee Wallace | Oct 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Just a week ago I blogged about a False Claims Act case involving ambulance fraud, but already I have another entry for my whistleblower law blog. Four Houston hospitals will be paying $8.6 million to resolve claims they took kickbacks from ambulance companies. ...
by Lee Wallace | Oct 27, 2017 | Uncategorized
For many people, one of the worst things about turning 50 is that you are supposed to get a colonoscopy. But it turns out things could be much worse. Imagine this scenario: you go through all the worry and the unpleasant prep for your colonoscopy and the doctor puts...
by Lee Wallace | Oct 16, 2017 | Uncategorized
A drug manufacturer will repay the Government $ 28.8 million for promoting off-label use of one of the most expensive drugs in the world. Aegerion Pharmaceuticals also pled guilty to failing to give complete and accurate information about how to diagnose the...
by Lee Wallace | Oct 12, 2017 | Uncategorized
Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria left a trail of destruction across the southeast and the Caribbean. Now the federal and state governments are pouring billions of dollars into disaster relief in Texas, Florida, Georgia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. But...
by admin | Oct 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Apparently the patients at a Macon, Georgia, hospital were so desperate to get home that the hospital gave them ambulance rides. Last month Medical Center Navicent Health paid Medicare $2.5 million to settle claims of ambulance fraud because it had billed Medicare...
by admin | Oct 5, 2017 | Uncategorized
Is DOJ going to start holding doctors accountable for prescribing expensive and unnecessary home health care? Maybe, if a Houston case is a bellwether. A 62-year old doctor from Houston, Harris County, Texas, may get jail time for home health fraud. DOJ accused...
