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False Claims Act

Aug 24, 2026

New York Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Provider Agrees to Pay $9 Million to Resolve FCA Allegations Over Unnecessary and Undocumented Rehabilitation Therapy

On August 17, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of New York announced that New York-based Safire Rehabilitation agreed to pay $9 million to resolve allegations under the federal and New York False Claims Acts involving skilled rehabilitation therapy billed to Medicare and Medicaid. The government alleges that for a period of […]

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Aug 24, 2026

Government Intervenes in FCA Qui Tam Alleging Submission of Claims for Services Provided by Terminated Provider

On August 18, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois announced that the United States and the State of Illinois filed a joint complaint in intervention against podiatry practice Foot & Ankle Health Care Center; its owner, Dr. Vadim Goshko; and billing company Atlantic Wave. According to the complaint, Illinois Medicaid […]

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Aug 7, 2026

Massachusetts Ophthalmology Practice Agrees to Pay $3.9 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Matter Involving Modifier 25 Billing

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts recently announced that Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston, Inc. (OCB) agreed to pay $3,902,588.28 to resolve federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) claims involving office-visit billing on the same day as intravitreal injections. OCB is a multispecialty ophthalmology practice with locations throughout Massachusetts. The matter arose […]

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Aug 4, 2026

Two New York Ophthalmology Practices Agree to Pay $2.3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Involving Cranial Ultrasounds and Kickbacks

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that two Florida-based ophthalmology practices—Fromer Eye Centers and Floral Park Ophthalmology P.C.—agreed to pay a total of $2.3 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary trans-cranial doppler ultrasounds (TCDs) through an arrangement with a third-party […]

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