June 30, 2016
A Florida heart surgeon has agreed to pay $2 million and release any claims to $5.3 million in suspended Medicare funds to resolve a False Claims Act suit alleging he ordered unnecessary tests on patients in exchange for Medicare payments, the U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday.
May 26, 2016
A Florida heart surgeon is nearing a settlement in a False Claims Act suit alleging he ordered unnecessary tests on patients in exchange for Medicare payments, according to recent Florida federal court filings.
May 17, 2016
A Florida federal judge granted a health care provider's bid for reconsideration of his order refusing to apply an automatic bankruptcy stay in a False Claims Act suit against the company, but then immediately reaffirmed his original decision.
April 29, 2016
A cardiovascular health care provider facing a False Claims Act suit asked a federal judge to reconsider an order not to apply an automatic bankruptcy stay, saying the court violated its due process rights by not considering a response it was entitled to file.
April 26, 2016
A Florida federal judge decided Tuesday not to apply an automatic bankruptcy stay requested by a cardiovascular health care provider in a False Claims Act suit against it, agreeing with federal prosecutors that the case falls under a law enforcement exemption.
April 22, 2016
The federal government on Friday hit back at a bid by a bankrupt Florida cardiovascular health care provider to stay a whistleblower False Claims Act suit accusing it of billing Medicare and Medicaid for unnecessary procedures, saying the case falls under a law enforcement exemption to the automatic bankruptcy stay.
April 21, 2016
A cardiovascular health care provider, its top doctor, and others accused of "massive" health care fraud by two whistleblowers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday in Florida bankruptcy court, which they say automatically stays the federal case.
November 05, 2015
A cardiovascular health care provider and its top doctor can't dodge False Claims Act suits brought by two whistleblowers because the U.S. and Florida, which intervened, had not filed a "shotgun" pleading, a Florida federal court ruled Thursday.