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By Kyle Brasseur2024-01-04T21:28:00
The Florida-based H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Hospital agreed to pay nearly $20 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) addressing alleged violations of the False Claims Act for improperly billing federal healthcare programs.
The DOJ said in a press release Thursday that Moffitt received credit for cooperating with the agency’s investigation, including self-disclosing its alleged misconduct and remediating the issues.
The settlement total includes approximately $18.2 million, of which about $12.2 million is restitution, to be paid to the government and more than $1.3 million to be paid to the state of Florida.
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2024-02-08T18:33:00Z By Jeff Dale
Multihospital healthcare system Penn State Health agreed to pay more than $11.7 million to resolve self-disclosed violations of Medicare rules related to improper billing.
2024-01-17T17:37:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
New Jersey-based Silver Lake Hospital agreed to pay more than $18.6 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing allegations of false claims submitted to Medicare for inpatient cost outlier payments.
2024-01-08T12:28:00Z By Kyle Brasseur
Atlantic Home Health Care LLC agreed to pay nearly $10 million as part of a settlement with the Department of Justice addressing the alleged submission of false claims to the Department of Labor’s Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program.
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The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continues to unravel amid pressure from Trump administration officials to shutter the agency. Not only has the agency informed its employees that it will no longer be a watchdog for the financial services industry, it has also laid off employees despite court orders blocking ...
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dropped yet another consumer protection lawsuit against a bank or fintech provider since Donald Trump was sworn in as president in January. This time, it was with Comerica Bank.
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