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The False Claims Act of 1863 (FCA) [1] ... Claims under the law have typically involved government health care programs (Medicare, Medicaid and TriCare), military, or ...
Almost 200 people have been charged in a nationwide operation probing false health care claims involving approximately $2.75 billion in losses, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday.
Hill and his company Microalgae International were accused of making false health claims about spirulina. [97] In March 1982, Microalgae International was charged with making unsubstantiated claims about spirulina and paid $225,000 to settle a suit brought by the California Department of Health Services’ food and drug branch. [3]
Walgreens has agreed to pay $106 million to settle lawsuits that alleged the pharmacy chain submitted false payment claims with government health care programs for prescriptions that were never ...
A health claim on a food label and in food marketing is a claim by a manufacturer of food products that their food will reduce the risk of developing a disease or condition. For example, it is claimed by the manufacturers of oat cereals that oat bran can reduce cholesterol, which will lower the chances of developing serious heart conditions ...
If a product claims to cure diabetes and heart disease, it probably doesn't. But according to California's Attorney General, representatives of Rena Ware International, Inc. selling high-end ...
A health clinic in a Montana town plagued by deadly asbestos contamination must pay the government almost $6 million in penalties and damages after it submitted hundreds of false asbestos claims ...
In the United States, anti-aging products are commonly marketed with false health claims, and are deemed to be among various scams on consumers. [3] [4] Since 2007, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued dozens of warning letters to manufacturers of skin care products with false marketing – including supposed anti-aging effects – about the benefits of such products, which are ...