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United States of America et al v. Aveta, Inc. et al

  1. June 23, 2020

    Aveta Settles $1B Medicare Advantage FCA Suit

    Aveta Inc. and a whistleblower settled a False Claims Act suit alleging that its Medicare Advantage plans collected $1 billion in government overpayments, ending a dispute that served as an early test for litigation accusing companies of ripping off taxpayers by exaggerating patient illnesses.

  2. May 21, 2018

    Health Care Co. Seeks Whistleblower Sanctions In FCA Suit

    Aveta Inc. and its affiliates asked a Puerto Rico federal court Monday to sanction a whistleblower and strike his allegedly dishonest testimony in a False Claims Act suit accusing the health-care company's Medicare Advantage plans of collecting $1 billion in government overpayments.

  3. September 16, 2016

    Aveta, FCA Whistleblower Clash Over 9th Circ. Ruling

    Aveta Inc. and a whistleblower are feuding over a recent Ninth Circuit ruling that required Medicare Advantage insurers to face a False Claims Act suit, debating whether it is relevant under First Circuit precedent and the specific overbilling allegations at issue.

  4. July 11, 2016

    Whistleblower Says He Got Aveta Docs Legally In $1B Suit

    A former president-turned-whistleblower of an Aveta Inc. subsidiary in Puerto Rico asked a federal judge in the territory not to get rid of his $1 billion False Claims Act suit Friday, arguing that the law allows for claims that rely on privileged documents.

  5. June 14, 2016

    Aveta Assails $1B Medicare Advantage FCA Suit

    Aveta Inc. on Monday attacked a False Claims Act suit that accuses its Medicare Advantage plans of collecting $1 billion in government overpayments, telling a Puerto Rico federal judge that whistleblower allegations are based on privileged documents and are lacking in specifics.