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Fifty-Nine South Florida Residents Charged as Part of Nationwide Coordinated Takedown by Medicare Fraud Strike Force Operations
Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; John V.
Pennsylvania-Based EUSA Pharma (USA) Inc. to Pay U.S. $180,000 for Allegedly Submitting Inflated Claims to Medicare
WASHINGTON—EUSA Pharma (USA) Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $180,000 to resolve claims that it violated the False Claims Act by allegedly encouraging doctors to submit inflated claims to Medicare for imaging scans, the Justice Department announced today.
Palisade Man Sentenced for Defrauding Health Care Programs for Nuclear Weapons Workers and Certain Miners
DENVER—Anthony Paul Breaux, of Palisade, Colorado, was sentenced this morning to serve four years in federal prison for health care fraud and money laundering greater than $10,000 in connection with his actions to defraud government funded health care programs meant to compensate nuclear weapons workers and certain miners. The sentence was handed down by U.S.
Doctor Banned from Federal Health Care Programs for Seven Years
ATLANTA—The United States Attorney’s Office announced today that it has reached a settlement with ROBERT M. RITCHEA, M.D., 49, of Phenix City, Alabama, to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that RITCHEA submitted more than $2.2 million in false or fraudulent claims to Medicare.
Rhode Island Hospital to Pay $5.3 Million for Ordering Unnecessary Hospital Stays Billed to Federal Health Care Programs
PROVIDENCE, RI—Rhode Island Hospital will reimburse federal health care programs approximately $2.6 million dollars and will pay the federal government approximately $2.7 million in double and triple damages for ordering medically unnecessary overnight patient hospital stays and then submitting claims for payment to federally funded Medicare and Medicaid programs. An investigation by the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island; Office of Inspector General of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services (OIG-HHS); and the Federal Bureau of Investigation determined that during the period from January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2009, medically unnecessary overnight hospital admissions were ordered for approximately 260 patients who underwent stereotactic radiosurgery, otherwise known as Gamma Knife treatment.
Antidepressant-suicide link in youths absent in new analysis
February 6, 2012 In 2004, concerns about antidepressant drugs increasing suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young patients prompted the FDA to issue a rare “black box warning.” Now, a new analysis of clinical trial data finds that treatment with the antidepressant fluoxetine did not increase — or decrease — suicidality in children compared to placebo treatment. An analysis built on data from 41 trials and more than 9,000 patients also found that two different popular antidepressant drugs were effective at reducing suicidal behavior and depressive symptoms in adult and geriatric patients.
McAllen-Area Health Care Marketer Arrested for Conspiracy and Anti-Kickback Violations
MCALLEN, TX—The owner of a purported health care resource center has been charged by a federal grand jury with one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and two counts of soliciting and receiving kickback payments in violation of the federal anti-kickback statute, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Alicia Vasquez, of San Juan, Texas, the owner of David’s Star Loving Vision Resource Center (DSLV), was charged in a three-count indictment returned under seal on Nov.
Miami-Area Nurse Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON—A Miami-area nurse pleaded guilty today for his participation in a $25 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice, the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today. Jorge Pineiro, 42, pleaded guilty before U.S.
Study: Communicating health risk is a risky task for FDA
January 19, 2012 The impact of efforts by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to notify the general public and health care providers about unanticipated risks from approved medications has been “varied and unpredictable,” according to a systematic review of published studies about FDA warnings and alerts over the last 20 years.
Gambrills Podiatrist Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Fraudulently Billing Medicare Over $1.1 Million
BALTIMORE—U.S. District Judge James K.