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New Jersey Pharmacy Agrees to Pay $1.9 Millions to Settle Allegations of Medicaid Overbilling

The Health Law Firm

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A pharmacy in New Jersey, Cross Roads Pharmacy, agreed to pay over $1.9 million to resolve allegations of its overbillling the Medicaid Program. According to the Office of the State Comptroller, more than 3,800 claims were submitted by the pharmacy without records to back up the claims.

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HITECH Violations Do Not Support FCA Liability, Affirms Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

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By Miles Indest, J.D./M.B.A candidate at Tulane University, Law Clerk, The Health Law Firm On March 7, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit confirmed that individual Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) violations do not support allegations under the False Claims Act (FCA). US ex rel. Sheldon v.

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