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Shands Hospitals Pay $3.25 Million in 2nd Part of Florida Whistleblower Settlement

June 12, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Shands Health Care System has agreed to pay $3.25 million to settle outstanding claims that six of its Florida hospitals submitted improper outpatient billing to the government which resulted in overpayments from Medicaid, Medicare and TRICARE.   This settlement comes on the heels of a $26 million settlement in August of 2013, which resolved additional claims […]

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Federal Prosecutors Seek More Than $96 Million in Damages From Lance Armstrong

June 09, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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American taxpayers have 96 million reasons to care what Lance Armstrong says under oath later this month. Prosecutors are seeking more than $96 million from the disgraced cyclist, according to documents Armstrong’s lawyers attached to motions they filed in Washington federal court earlier this week. Armstrong, according to the documents filed in the False Claims […]

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Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery Lauds the False Claims Act

June 06, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery Photo Credit: U.S. D.O.J. On Thursday, June 5, Assistant Attorney General Stuart Delery, head of the Department of Justice’s Civil Division, spoke to a conference of qui tam attorneys in Washington, D.C. at the American Bar Association’s 10th National Institute on the Civil False Claims Act and Qui Tam Enforcement.  […]

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Robert Glazer a Los Angeles Physician Indicted in $33 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme

June 04, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A Los Angeles physician was indicted today for a $33 million scheme to defraud Medicare, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney André Birotte Jr. of the Central District of California, Special Agent in Charge Glenn R. Ferry of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]

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FBI Plays a Supporting Role in Investigating Student Aid Fraud

June 03, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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It’s a yearly spring ritual: college-bound students, young and old, applying online for much-needed federal student aid in the form of grants or loans. Unfortunately, a few unscrupulous individuals view Title IV Federal Student Assistance funding as a way to line their own pockets—not to get an education. According to a recent assessment by the […]

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Medicare Fraud: Feds Charge 90-plus People for $260 Million in False Claims

May 14, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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More than 90 individuals were charged on Tuesday in a nationwide crackdown against what investigators said was massive fraud in federally administered health-care programs. The defendants were charged with submitting more than $260 million in fraudulent claims to the Medicare system. They included 27 medical professionals, including 16 physicians, who prosecutors say breached the public […]

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Tenet Healthcare Corp. pays $5 million to settle False Claims Act

May 01, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A whistle-blower lawsuit, which was settled for $5 million and dismissed, had accused Tenet of paying kickbacks to doctors in return for patient referrals to its hospitals. By Daniel Chang [email protected] Tenet Healthcare Corp., owner of four Miami-Dade hospitals, paid $5 million in December to settle a South Florida whistle-blower lawsuit alleging that the company […]

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James Hoyer Paralegal Wins Pro Bono Service Award

April 28, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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Jan Brown with 13th Judicial Circuit Court Judges Catherine McEwen and Emily Peacock It was a proud moment for the James Hoyer Law Firm as paralegal Jan Brown was named the very 1st recipient of the Outstanding Pro Bono Service by a Paralegal Award in Florida’s 13th Judicial Circuit.  Jan graciously accepted the award at […]

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Amedisys Home Health Agrees to Pay $150 Million to Resolve Whistleblower Case

April 23, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Department of Justice announced today that Amedisys Inc. and its affiliates have agreed to pay $150 million to the federal government to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting false home healthcare billings to the Medicare program. Amedisys, a Louisiana-based for-profit company, is one of the nation’s largest providers of […]

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Senator Grassley Announces Plans to Create Whistleblower Caucus

April 22, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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A long-time advocate of whistleblowers, Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa is once again taking steps to increase whistleblower protections. On the 25th anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act, Senator Chuck Grassley is announcing his plans to create a Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus. Grassley said he’s creating the caucus to build a coalition of like-minded Senators […]

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Tennessee Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Agrees to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations for $9.25 M

April 17, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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The Department of Justice announced today that CRC Health Corp. (CRC) has agreed to pay $9.25 million to the federal government and the State of Tennessee to settle allegations that CRC knowingly submitted false claims by providing substandard treatment to adult and adolescent Medicaid patients suffering from alcohol and drug addiction at its facility in […]

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Vermont Introducing Legislation to Add State False Claims Act

April 07, 2014 | Posted By: Hoyer Law Group, PLLC

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MONTPELIER — At the suggestion of the Vermont Attorney General’s Office, Senate lawmakers will introduce false claims legislation next week targeted at preventing fraud in the state’s health care system. “As we’re moving to a world where the state’s role in health care is greatly expanded, ensuring that Vermont has the tools to protect its […]

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