Richard Westling] 2026 has opened with unmistakable signals that False Claims Act (“FCA”) enforcement in the health care ...

Apple Medical Clinic and its founder agreed to pay $175,000 to the federal government to settle a lawsuit alleging false Medicare claims.

Nationwide payment freeze: CMS halted $1.4B in Medicare funds and paused new hospice and home health enrollments for six months to target suspected fraud. Suspicious growth trends: Investigators ...

Skin substitutes, bioengineered or natural materials designed to promote healing by replacing or supporting damaged skin, have become a key ...

Dr. Shayasta Mufti agreed with prosecutors that she “made no effort to determine whether genetic testing was medically necessary.” ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Tampa pharmacy has agreed to pay over $17 million after it allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare for over-the-counter COVID-19 tests. The Department of Justice Middle ...

Judgements and settlements under the False Claims Act topped $6.8 billion in the last fiscal year, according to new data from the Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ said in an announcement last week ...

CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati-based The Kroger Co. is under federal investigation for alleged False Claims Act violations in its opioid dispensing practices, according to newly filed court records.

Skilled nursing providers, long targeted by whistleblowers, could see enforcement increase as the Trump administration looks to expand its use of the False Claims Act in some non-traditional ways.

Here are 10 recent cases and settlements involving Medicare and/or Medicaid false claims by various healthcare providers. 1. Delaware’s Christiana Care settles kickback suit for $3.3 million. This ...

Certain words in health care will stop any general counsel (GC) in their tracks. Sentinel events such as a wrongful death, traumatic injury, life care plan and wrong-site surgery come to mind. However ...