Tenet Healthcare Corp. is nearing the conclusion of its settlements over the Medicare billing practices lawsuit it was facing. BioLase Technology Inc. signed a deal to license some of its laser technology to Pro...
afford to expose their corporation to significant liability by going to market without the resolution of the patent dispute," said Jaeger, "so a brand company could effectively delay generic competition by not suing a generic manufacturer and using the threat of a potential lawsuit as a weapon. ...
Because the Justice Department press releases explaining the settlements don’t explicitly break down how much of the misconduct in those more recent cases defrauded Medicare explicitly, it’s difficult to make comparisons. The Pfizer case includes violations relating to misbranding ...
In 2019,a lawsuit from 2015was unsealed, based on informationfrom a whistleblowerat the American Kidney Fund — alleging that the A.K.F. would only buy private insurance plans for patients going to a clinic owned by one of the two major A.K.F. funders, DaVita or Fresenius. The U.S....
The law obliges any entity to make a report concerning any claim and other detailed data to Medicare. Noncompliance will be required to pay 1,000 U.S. dollars per day per claimant. Damages may also include a lawsuit from Medicare for reimbursement. The effective date of implementation will ...