March 07, 2018
A University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital and a regional cardiology practice have agreed in Pennsylvania federal court to pay close to $21 million to end allegations that they orchestrated a kickback scheme for patient referrals, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
August 28, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge has refused to reconsider a decision finding elements of an illegal Medicare kickback scheme between a cardiology practice and a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital, saying a recent Third Circuit ruling that set a higher standard for False Claims Act cases was irrelevant.
May 22, 2017
A cardiology practice has urged a Pennsylvania federal court to reconsider its decision not to toss Medicare kickback claims brought by a relator against it and a University of Pittsburgh medical center, in light of a recent Third Circuit ruling that established a higher standard for False Claims Act cases.
March 15, 2017
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled in favor of a whistleblower Wednesday, finding that two agreements between a set of doctors and a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-owned hospital ran afoul of a federal law governing Medicare reimbursements for referrals, but she said the evidence was less clear with regard to the core relationship between the parties.
July 08, 2016
A whistleblower told a Pennsylvania federal judge Friday that there's no dispute that a financial relationship existed between a hospital and a number of doctors allegedly running a kickback scheme involving false Medicare claims, a violation of the Stark Law.
October 09, 2014
A whistleblower on Wednesday urged a Pennsylvania federal court to grant partial summary judgment on his Stark Law claim that a hospital had a professional relationship with a group of cardiologists, to establish the foundation for his qui tam suit over an alleged kickback scheme involving false Medicare claims.
July 26, 2013
In a whistleblower suit against several medical providers over an alleged kickback scheme involving false claims to Medicare, Flagship Cardiac Vascular Thoracic Surgery and one of the doctors were dismissed by a Pennsylvania federal judge Friday because the claims against them weren't specific enough.
April 01, 2013
A doctor sought to protect his whistleblower claims against several medical providers over an alleged kickback scheme from dismissal on Friday in Pennsylvania federal court, citing a recent Fourth Circuit decision that extends the statute of limitations for False Claims Act cases filed during times of war.
February 26, 2013
An employee whistleblower fired back Tuesday against health care providers who had urged a Pennsylvania federal judge to toss allegations that they billed Medicare for unnecessary services and entered into illegal kickback schemes, saying they were misinterpreting the False Claims Act.
January 10, 2013
Doctors, physician practices and a hospital in Pennsylvania on Wednesday urged a federal judge to throw out False Claims Act allegations that they billed Medicare for unnecessary services and entered into illegal kickback arrangements involving bogus contracts, saying the lawsuit lacks specifics and was filed too late.