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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $60 Million Civil Fraud Settlement With Accredo Health Group Over Kickback Scheme Involving Prescription Drug

Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") ...
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Sovereign Health Group Founder and Ex-CEO Arrested on Indictment Alleging Long-Running, Massive Fraud Against Health Insurers

SANTA ANA, California – The founder and former CEO of the now-defunct Sovereign Health Group addiction treatment provider was arrested today on an eight-count federal grand jury indictment alleging he ...
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Two Home Health Providers Agree to Pay $702,541 to Resolve Self-Referral Allegations

MIAMI – Medical Services of America, Inc. and Traditional Home Care, Inc., doing business as Community Home Health Services, have agreed to pay $702,541.20 to resolve allegations that they violated ...
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Attorney General Raoul Charges Former Employee Of Chicagoland Assisted-Living Facility with Sexual Abuse

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced charges against a former employee of a greater-Chicago assisted-living facility for sexual abuse committed against an individual with a ...
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Mercy Medical Center Agreed to Pay $14.8 Million for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Provided Improper Remuneration in the Form of Unpaid Fees and ...

After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Mercy Hospital d/b/a Mercy Medical Center (MMC), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, agreed to pay $14,814,581 50 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG ...
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Tareen Dermatology Agrees To Pay More Than $1.6 Million To Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Violations

MINNEAPOLIS – Tareen Dermatology, P.A., Dr. Mohiba Tareen, and Basir Tareen, CEO (collectively, the “Defendants”) have agreed to pay the Unites States $1.63 million to resolve allegations that they ...
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Whistleblower Protection Information

Whistleblowers play a critical role in reporting fraud, waste, and abuse and protecting public health and safety. Current and former HHS employees, applicants for HHS employment, employees of HHS ...
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Series: Duplicate Medicaid Fee-for-Service and Veterans Health Administration Payments

Subject to a few exceptions, Medicaid is the payer of last resort, meaning that Medicaid will pay for a service only if there are no other sources of payment available. Federal law requires that if a ...
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U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich Announces $10.8 Million Civil Settlement With St. Peter’s Health Over False Claims Act Misconduct

HELENA — U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, Jesse Laslovich, today announced a settlement agreement between the federal government and St. Peter’s Health, in Helena, in which St. Peter’s will ...
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2018 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General, along with our state and federal law enforcement partners, participated in the largest health care fraud takedown in history in ...
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Pyramid Healthcare Agreed to Pay $151,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Employing Excluded Individuals

After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. (Pyramid), Pennsylvania, agreed to pay $151,966.50 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG alleged that Pyramid ...
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2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General joined federal law enforcement partners to announce the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in charges ...