The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida recently unsealed a complaint filed by qui tam relators (whistleblowers) against Healogics, Inc. (Healogics) and hundreds of hospitals spanning the country alleging violations of the False Claims Act (FCA).

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A medical center, a community hospital and a multi-specialty clinic comprising an integrated health care system (System) (collectively known as Requestors), requested an advisory opinion from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) about a plan to offer free shuttle service to patients of the System (Proposed Arrangement).

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Millennium Health (Millennium), formerly Millennium Laboratories, Inc., entered into a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday, October 19, 2015, agreeing to pay $256 million to resolve allegations of False Claims Act (FCA) violations. The allegations include billing Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs for medically unnecessary urine tests and for providing kickb

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The Health Law Firm

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Novartis), a subsidiary of Novartis AG, an international pharmaceutical company headquartered in Switzerland, agreed to pay a whopping $390 million as a "settlement in principle" to resolve a False Claims Act (FCA) suit. The lawsuit, brought by whistleblower David Kester, former Novartis sales manager, alleged improper kickbacks to pharmacies to boost the sales of severa

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