The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 30, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law In a qui tam False Claims Act (FCA) case based on Stark Law violations, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and Tuomey Healthcare Systems, Inc. (Tuomey), reached a settlement of $72.4 million on October 16, 2015. This settlement put to rest a decade of litigation, including two trials and two US Fourth Circuit appellate decisions.

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 27, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law According to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG), Medicare paid a total of $171 million for ophthalmology services that now warrant further scrutiny. OIG flagged various providers as maintaining questionable billing practices for services rendered in 2012.

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 26, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law A doctor practicing homeopathic medicine was accused of administering a lethal dose of an unapproved drug to a toddler in Arizona. She was required to appear before the Florida Board of Medicine last Friday, October 9, 2015. It may seem odd that a doctor licensed and practicing medicine in Arizona would have to answer to the Florida Board of Medicine.

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 8, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law An Orlando health care clinic owner who engaged in a $2.4 million scheme to defraud Medicare will spend the next five years behind bars. Juan Carlos Delgado and his wife, Nereyda Infante, co-owners of the clinic, were charged with conspiracy to commit health care fraud.

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The Health Law Firm

OCTOBER 7, 2015

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the convictions and sentences of defendant, Lawrence Dale St. John, and his son and employee, Jeffrey St. John, in a case involving Medicare fraud. The pair were convicted of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and 13 substantive counts of health care fraud.

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