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Senator Grassley Sets Sights On Medicare Advantage; Sends Letters To CMS…
Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA), the co-author of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act, sent letters last week to the…
Doctor Involved in Physician-Owned Distributorship Pleads Guilty To…
Physician-owned distributorships (PODs), which are medical device distributors owned, at least in part, by physicians…
Medco Will Pay $7.9 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations Related To…
Medco Health Solutions Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Company,…
Owner Of Durable Medical Supply Company Sentenced to 6 ½ Years In Prison
Last week, the owner of a durable medical equipment (DME) supply company was sentenced to 6 ½ years in prison for her role in…
Health Diagnostics Lab Settles With DOJ; Enters Corporate Integrity…
The Department of Justice has announced the official settlement with Health Diagnostics Laboratory Inc. (HDL), of Richmond,…
DOJ Targets Physicians For Accepting Bribes In Exchange For Referrals
Last week we posted a comprehensive look at the increased scrutiny into laboratories that engage in referrals with…
Patient Safety Leader Pays $1 Million To Settle CareFusion Kickback Claims
CareFusion Corp. last year paid $40.1 million to settle allegations that it offered kickbacks to doctors in violation of the…
DOJ Targets Small Pharma: Expects Companies To Mine Their Data For…
CBI’s Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress had an impressive array of presenters this year. The government speakers were all…
Illinois Physician Pleads Guilty to Violating the Anti-Kickback Statute By…
Pharmaceutical and device companies often bear the brunt of the kickback enforcement in the United States. The Anti-Kickback…
Medtronic Subsidiary ev3 Pays $1.25 Million to Settle Allegations Related…
Earlier this month, Minnesota-based ev3 agreed to pay $1.25 million to the Department of Justice to settle False Claims…