Last Wednesday the Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a whistleblower suit brought by a pharmacist against his former employer, the Shopko pharmacy chain, for what he alleged was fraudulent billing of Medicaid by Shopko stores across the nation. Carl Thulin’s theory was imaginative—and complicated. …
U.S. Accuses NYC of Massive Fraud in Program for Developmentally Challenged Toddlers
October 28, 2014 Leave a Comment
It’s the city that never sleeps. So when it does something, it can do it in a big way. That applies to Medicaid fraud, according to a suit filed yesterday by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. The city also has a tough-as-nails reputation. So maybe we shouldn’t be too surprised …
KENTUCKY HOSPITAL PAYS $41 MILLION TO SETTLE FRAUD CHARGES
May 30, 2014 Leave a Comment
Yesterday Kentucky’s largest hospital, King’s Daughters Medical Center, in Ashland, announced its agreement to pay $40.9 million to settle charges that it committed Medicare and Medicaid fraud by billing for coronary procedures that were unnecessary and by falsifying medical records related to those …