June 23, 2020
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.
May 21, 2018
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.
September 16, 2016
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.
July 11, 2016
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.
June 14, 2016
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.