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False Claims Act Defined
A Federal law that imposes liability for treble damages and fines of $5,000 to $10,000 for knowingly submitting a false or fraudulent claim for payment to the Federal government.
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Published December 4, 2008, 6:15 pm, Stuff
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Published December 4, 2008, 1:31 pm, Scoop.co.nz
Women of childbearing years represent the most lucrative market for the makers of psychiatric drugs. The knowledge that infants were being born with birth defects and suffering a withdrawal syndrome when these drugs were used during pregnancy was hidden for decades.
Patients to sue B.C. government over allegations of doctors' extra billing
Published December 4, 2008, 12:35 pm, C-Health
VANCOUVER, B.C. - The B.C. government has failed to enforce its own laws that ban doctors from billing both patients and the public health-care system, say a group of patients who have launched a lawsuit against the province.
December 4-10, 2008
Published December 4, 2008, 12:10 pm, Boulder Weekly
The American journalists at the Environmental Journalism Conference look like a group under siege — and they are. The profession is suffering layoffs, budget cuts, declining circulations and constant pressure by interest groups tasked with influencing their reporting.
MedQuist to pay $6.6 million to end DOJ probe
Published December 4, 2008, 9:17 am, INO News
(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of MedQuist Inc. fell Thursday after the medical information services company agreed to pay the government $6.6 million to resolve claims it overcharged three government agencies.
Condell agrees to pay $36 million settlement
Published December 4, 2008, 3:40 am, Highland Park News
Condell Health Network will pay a $36 million settlement to the state and federal governments, the culmination of a case that began this summer when Condell voluntarily disclosed that it had received improper Medicare and Medicaid payments, Patrick J. Fitzgerald, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced Monday.
MedQuist Announces Resolution of the DOJ Investigation and Dismissal of Shareholder Lawsuits
Published December 3, 2008, 3:11 pm, PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
MedQuist Inc. , the largest Medical Transcription Service Organization in the world, is pleased to announce the positive resolution of several material legal matters
PM attacks coalition as harmful; preps GG meeting
Published December 3, 2008, 8:46 am, CTV Winnipeg
Stephen Harper is expected to ask for a parliamentary time out when he meets with the Governor General Thursday, a day after he accused his opponents of abusing Canada's democratic traditions.
Ramius Sends Letter to Orthofix Shareholders
Published December 3, 2008, 5:00 am, Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
NEW YORK----Ramius LLC today announced that it has sent a letter to the shareholders of Orthofix International N.V. , in which it outlined several opportunities that Ramius believes would substantially increase shareholder value and protect the long-term interests of shareholders.
Hospitals to pay government $7.9M
Published December 3, 2008, 3:22 am, The Jackson Sun
The federal government has approved a nearly $7.9 million settlement with two West Tennessee Healthcare hospitals, according to a news release from the Department of Justice.
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- Qui Tam - Supreme Court Clarifies Intent in False Claims Act Suits: False Claims Act
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- AMNews: July 28, 2008. Supreme Court tightens scope of False Claims Act ... American Medical News: us supreme court redefines how the false claims act can be used to prosecute providers for fraud
- 03_20_2006_set tlement_beebe. pdf (application/p df Object): A press release about medicare vs beebe med. center for false medical claims
- False Claims Act implications: An article about how the false claims act is applied to medical claims
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- US Code Title 31,3729. False claims: False Claims Act
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