• posted: Dec. 19, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Employee Rights,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• Medicaid Fraud,  Medicare Fraud,  Healthcare Fraud,  Whistleblower Retaliation,  Employer Retaliation

A neurologist filed an amended complaint in a Pennsylvania federal court, accusing Jefferson Healthcare System Inc. and Beebe Healthcare in Delaware of retaliating against him for reporting an alleged scheme Read More

• posted: Sep. 14, 2023
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• False Claims Act,  Medicare Fraud,  Healthcare Fraud

A False Claims Act (FCA) case recently exposed a massive fraud scheme perpetrated by Cameron-Ehlen Group, Inc. (doing business as Precision Lens), and its owner, Paul Ehlen. The defendants were Read More

• posted: Aug. 02, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Graft and Corruption,  Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• False Claims Act,  Medicare Fraud,  Department of Justice

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced two settlements of qui tam lawsuits under the False Claims Act, which allows private individuals to file lawsuits on behalf of the government Read More

• posted: May 05, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• healthcare fraud,  Medicare Fraud,  kickback scheme

Georgia Cancer Specialists (GCS), one of the nation’s largest oncology specialists, will pay the federal government $8 million to resolve Medicare fraud claims involving what a judge called a “sophisticated Read More

• posted: Mar. 22, 2022
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• False Claims Act,  Medicaid Fraud,  Medicare Fraud

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement with Milwaukee-based chain Hayat Pharmacy for $2.05 over allegations the pharmacy made false claims to Medicaid and Medicare for Read More

• posted: Nov. 22, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• bribes,  Medicare Fraud,  kickback scheme

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced charges from a grand jury in New Jersey issued against the owner of multiple telemedicine companies. The defendant is based in Florida and runs Read More

• posted: Mar. 04, 2021
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• incorrect billing,  healthcare fraud,  Medicare Fraud

Apria Healthcare Group, Inc. (Apria), a durable medical equipment provider that operates throughout the United States, recently agreed to settle a multistate billing fraud claim to the tune of $40.5 Read More

• posted: Nov. 02, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower settlement,  Medicaid Fraud,  Medicare Fraud

The Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) announced over the summer it would agree to pay $57 million to settle a whistleblower claim filed by a former executive in Read More

• posted: Oct. 09, 2020
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• whistleblower protection,  retaliation,  Medicare Fraud

Josh Valdez, a former executive for a subsidiary of Aveta Inc., sued the company, claiming it had spent years engaged in a scheme to defraud Medicare of hundreds of millions Read More

• posted: Oct. 31, 2019
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• whistleblower settlement,  False Claim act,  Medicare Fraud

This summer, Eagleville Hospital, a provider of various substance abuse treatments to Medicare and Medicaid patients, agreed to a $2.85 million settlement with the government in the face of allegations Read More

• posted: May 17, 2018
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
• Medicare Fraud,  uncover instances of fraud,  Whistleblowers are Critical

During a recent interview with the AARP, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Medicare fraud must be taken as seriously as the war on drugs in this country. That’s saying Read More