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State AGs Join $202M Settlement Over HIV Drug Kickback

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On July 16, 49 attorneys general (AGs) announced that they joined a $202 million settlement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead). Previously announced by the Department of Justice in April, the settlement resolved allegations...more

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New York AG Intensifies Investigation and Enforcement Against Alleged Medicaid Fraud

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On June 30, 2025, New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James announced new lawsuits, criminal charges, and settlements with 25 New York transportation companies related to alleged schemes to defraud Medicaid of millions....more

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Recent False Claims Act Settlement Should Put Treatment Centers on Notice

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Late last month, the federal government announced a False Claims Act settlement with Summit BHC New Jersey, LLC, d/b/a Seabrook (“Seabrook”), a prominent New Jersey Drug & Alcohol Rehabilitation facility. The joint settlement...more

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Arizona AG Secures More Than $30M in Restitution After Obtaining Criminal Conviction in Health Care Fraud Scheme

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On May 8, the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County ordered a health care company to pay more than $30 million in restitution to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) due to the company’s alleged...more

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Precision Toxicology Agrees to Pay $27M Over Drug Testing and Kickback Allegations

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On October 15, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that his office reached a $27 million settlement with Precision Toxicology to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to government health...more

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FCA 101: Falsity

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To prove a False Claim under the False Claims Act (FCA), the government or relator must establish three elements: 1.Falsity; - 2.Knowledge; and - 3.Materiality. In this blog post, we will explore the Falsity element. ...more

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Billing for Unsupervised PAs Leads to $2 Million Settlement

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan announced on May 8 that Michigan Ear Care PLLC and James Aronovitz, D.O. agreed to pay over $2 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to...more

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OIG February 2024 Enforcement Actions

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The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

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OIG January 2024 Enforcement Summary

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The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

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CT Psychologists Convicted for Medicaid Fraud

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On December 19, Michael Lonski, a Greenwich psychologist, was sentenced to a 27-month prison term and three more years of supervised release for a scheme to defraud Medicaid. Lonski submitted over 80,000 claims from 2014 to...more

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Brooklyn Cardiologist Hit with Fraud Charges

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On December 14, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York and other agencies announced the indictment of Niranjan Mittal, a Brooklyn cardiologist, on multiple fraud charges. Mittal allegedly fabricated...more

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HHS Office of Inspector General November 2023 Enforcement Activity

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The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

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Justice Department Sues Iowa Surgeon Under False Claims Act for Masking Non-Covered Cosmetic Procedures as Covered Surgeries

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Cosmetic surgeries are on the rise. One study of cosmetic surgery data found that body procedures like tummy tucks, buttock augmentation, and liposuction increased by 63 percent from 2020 to 2021. Facelifts were up 54...more

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Healthcare Provider Settles with Virginia AG for $3 Million to Resolve Fraudulent Medicare Billing Allegations

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Virginia AG Jason Miyares reached a settlement with 1st Adult & Pediatrics Healthcare Services, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent billing to Virginia’s...more

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Fraud Week: NY Transportation Company Owners Jailed, Fined

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Transportation fraud isn’t new, but it’s new to Rivkin Rounds. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York recently announced that Yonkers resident Julio Alvarado was sentenced to 95 months in prison for...more

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Behavioral Health Provider Ordered to Repay $1.1 Million to NJ Medicaid Program

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An audit by the New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) found that John Gore, a licensed drug and alcohol counselor, improperly billed and received over $1 million in Medicaid payments for services provided between...more

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Centene to Pay Indiana $66.5 Million in Latest Medicaid Overbilling Settlement

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Indiana AG Todd Rokita reached a settlement with pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) Centene Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Centene”) in connection with alleged overcharges by Centene to Indiana’s Medicaid...more

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Connecticut Doctor Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Kickbacks

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut announced on November 3 that Ananthakumar Thillainathan, a physician with offices in Stratford and Milford, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud and federal kickback...more

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Physicians Group Services Fined by DOJ, Florida AG and HHS for Alleged False Urine Test Claims

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Physicians Group Services, P.A. (PGS) has reached a settlement with the U.S. and Florida to resolve allegations that it submitted false or fraudulent claims to the Florida Medicaid Program....more

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DOJ Announces Two Significant Indictments Charging Individuals with Healthcare Fraud

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The Justice Department is continuing to use criminal enforcement as an important tool in the fight against healthcare fraud.  While the False Claims Act continues its important place in the fight against healthcare fraud, DOJ...more

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The Reverse False Claims Act: A Relatively Unknown, But Increasingly Used, Provision Of The FCA

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Volumes have been written about the False Claims Act as a tool to pursue fraud against the government in circumstances where the defendant has allegedly made false statements to receive money from the government. For...more

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Short Staffing May Still be Hindering Health Care in Connecticut but OIG's Exclusion Authority Remains Alive and Well

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Can a 40-year-old fraud and abuse law that compared to many others is relatively straightforward still get providers into trouble?  Answer: You bet!  In fact, in the first quarter of 2022 alone, the U.S. Attorney for the...more

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Investigations Newsletter: Lab Owner Indicted For $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

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Lab Owner Indicted For $100 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme - On November 2, 2021, a federal grand jury in the Western District of Arkansas indicted Billy Joe Taylor of Arkansas for an alleged health care fraud scheme. ...more

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NYC Pharmacy Owner Charged With Healthcare Fraud

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The owner of Brooklyn Chemists in Gravesend, Brooklyn and Lucky Care Pharmacy in Flushing, Queens was recently indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States by paying...more

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Owner And Managers Of Health Care Practice Pay $900,000 To Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit

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On Sept. 9, 2020, the United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina announced that it had settled a whistleblower lawsuit alleging False Claims Act violations by two former managers and the owner of a now...more

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