The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The University of Florida (UF) has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to the federal government to settle allegations brought under the False Claims Act. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the settlement Friday under allegations that it "improperly charged the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for salary and administrative costs on hundreds of federal grants.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law US District Judge Jed S. Rakoff, ordered relator, Associates Against Outlier Fraud (Associates), to pay $15,000 in costs to the prevailing defendants, Huron Consulting Group Inc. (Huron) and Empire HealthChoice Assurance Inc. (Empire), in a failed False Claims Act (FCA) suit.

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Former owners of a health maintenance organization (HMO), Haider Ali Khan and Sabiha Haider Khan, recently filed suit in Florida federal court against BankUnited Inc. and its acquired New York-based Herald National Bank. The Khans formerly operated the Tampa-based HMO, Quality Health Plans Inc.

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