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2 Nov 2009, 11:30 am
OIG-HHS released an audit report today on the performance through 2008 of the Medicare Drug Integrity Contractors (MEDICs) in detecting and preventing fraud and abuse in the Medicare Part D prescription drug benefit. [read post]
6 Nov 2009, 4:25 am
Perhaps because the False Claims Act’s name sounds so broad, it’s an attractive nuisance to a lot of pro so complainants. [read post]
13 Mar 2010, 2:54 am by Ben Vernia
The Inspector General of HHS begins its March 11 report on “unimplemented recommendations” as follows: We are pleased to present the Compendium of Unimplemented Office of Inspector General Recommendations (Compendium). [read post]
24 Mar 2011, 9:30 pm by Ben Vernia
The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 provides an incentive - an additional 10% return on any state share of fraud recoveries - for states with false claims acts which provide for liability for wrongdoers and incentives for whistleblowers comparable to the federal False Claims Act. [read post]
30 Apr 2012, 3:09 am by Ben Vernia
On April 30, 1862, the New York Times reported on proceedings on the House floor the previous day, including a spirited discussion of the wisdom of launching a new Select Committee on Government Contracts. [read post]
2 May 2012, 3:05 am by Ben Vernia
For the fifth time (and as it did in July and October, 2010, February and September 2011), the Obama Administration announced the arrest and indictment of dozens of health care fraud defendants nationwide, for scams totaling nearly $300 million in claims. [read post]
5 Jun 2018, 8:36 am by Ben Vernia
On May 24, the Department of Justice announced that the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Inc., had agreed to pay $23.85 million, and enter into a five-year corporate integrity agreement, to settle allegations that the company paid kickbacks to patients in the form of copayment waivers paid for by the company’s foundation. [read post]
15 Aug 2018, 5:45 pm by Ben Vernia
On August 7, an employee of Lockeed Martin Corp. agreed to pay $124,400 to settle allegations that he submitted inflated prices in connection with a contract for environmental rehabilitation at the Hanford, Washington, nuclear reservation. [read post]
7 Jul 2010, 5:45 am by admin
In a previous post, I discussed a recently-surfaced 1995 report by Akin Gump examining Wal-Mart’s employment patterns. [read post]
4 Nov 2014, 7:19 am by admin
On October 30, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma announced that Ocean Dental, P.C., an Oklahoma-based company operating dental clinics serving Medicaid beneficiaries, had agreed to pay $5.05 million to settle civil claims that it had submitted false claims for services performed by one of its dentists – previously convicted of fraud. [read post]
4 Nov 2014, 7:19 am by admin
On October 30, the United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma announced that Ocean Dental, P.C., an Oklahoma-based company operating dental clinics serving Medicaid beneficiaries, had agreed to pay $5.05 million to settle civil claims that it had submitted false claims for services performed by one of its dentists – previously convicted of fraud. [read post]
19 Jul 2011, 8:51 am by John Cozine
The city attorney for Boynton Beach, Jim Cherof, has proposed ceasing enforcement of the city’s lobbying ordinance and turning over enforcement to the Palm Beach County Commission on Ethics. [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 7:40 am by Joe May
The Economist reported on a recent study by the analysis firm Strategas, which says companies that spend more on lobbying do better over time on the S&P 500. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 11:01 am by George Ticoras
A proposed federal regulation would require mandatory privacy training for certain contractors. [read post]
2 Nov 2011, 5:23 am by Elizabeth Bartz
My #1 conference of choice is State Government Affairs Council Leaders Policy Conference. [read post]
27 Apr 2012, 5:56 am by Joe May
The United Way of Summit County held their 2012 Annual Meeting at the John S. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 11:31 am by Michael Beckett
Governor Martin O’Malley has announced a special session of the general assembly. [read post]