Tag: False Claims Act
Neronha leads coalition challenging funding policy that targets transgender people
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha is co-leading a lawsuit with attorneys general from 11 states challenging a U.S. Department of Health and...
Report: CVS settles insulin pen lawsuit for nearly $38M
PROVIDENCE – CVS Health Corp. has agreed to pay $37.76 million to settle claims it improperly overdispensed and overbilled federal health care programs for...
Calif.-based tech firm resolves allegations of violating False Claims Act for...
PROVIDENCE – A California-based tech company has agreed to pay $9.8 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act for selling genomic-sequencing...
CVS Caremark ordered to pay $95M for overbilling Medicare
PROVIDENCE – CVS Caremark, the pharmacy manager of CVS Health Corp., has been ordered to refund the U.S. government $95 million for overbilling Medicare...
DOJ sues CVS for unlawfully dispensing controlled substances
PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Justice Department has filed a federal lawsuit against CVS Health Corp., claiming the pharmacy chain unlawfully dispensed controlled substances, U.S....
Applied Science Associates parent settles False Claims Act violations for $465K
PROVIDENCE – RPS Group Inc., a Houston company that owns Applied Science Associates in South Kingstown, has agreed to pay the government more than...
R.I. eye surgeon settles illegal kickback allegations for $1.1M
PROVIDENCE – The former owner of a chain of Rhode Island ophthalmology practices accused of running a kickback scheme has agreed to pay a...
Payoff for whistleblowers can be large, but so can personal costs
After working for Rhode Island Medical Imaging Inc. for two decades, the last seven as its executive director, Wayne Arruda believed he had found...
Five Questions With Zachary A. Cunha
Zachary A. Cunha | Chief of the civil division, U.S. Attorney’s Office in Rhode Island
1. As chief of the civil division, what are your...
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