Wheaton Community Hospital to Pay U.S. to Resolve Allegations of False Claims

Wheaton Community Hospital, the City of Wheaton, Minn. and Dr. Stanley Gallagher (collectively WCH) have agreed to pay $846,461 to settle allegations that their hospital admission practices violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department has announced.

Oregon Hospice Pays $1.83 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability

Kaiser Foundation Hospitals – Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest and Northwest Permanente P.C., Physicians & Surgeons (collectively, Kaiser NW) has agreed to pay the United States $1,830,322.41 to...

Texas Hospital Group Agrees to Pay $27.5m to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

A hospital group based in McAllen, Texas, has agreed to pay the United States $27.5 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Statute between 1999 and 2006, by paying illegal compensation to...

Harborside Healthcare to Pay $1.375M to Resolve Allegations of Kickbacks And Sham Durable Medical Services

Harborside Healthcare and HHC Nutrition Services will pay the United States $1.375 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the company received kickbacks and assistance under the guise of a sham durable medical equipment (DME) provider. The...

Endoscopic Technologies to Pay $1.4 Million to Resolve Allegations of Medicare Fraud

Endoscopic Technologies Inc. (Estech), a medical device manufacturer, has agreed to pay the United States $1.4 million to resolve civil claims in connection with the alleged promotion of its surgical ablation devices. Surgical ablation devices use focused...