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Jimmy Carter signs Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Amendments into law. The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as mandated by Public Law 95-452 (as amended), is established to protect the integrity of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, to include Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as the health and welfare of the ...
In October 2007, former employee, Sean Mason, filed a qui tam suit on behalf of the United States against Medline alleging the company the False Claims Act and the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act by: 1) providing bribes and kickbacks to healthcare providers; 2) fraudulently inducing the Federal government to agree to improper tracking customers in procurement contracts and ...
In January 2014, Illinois became the first state to mandate the use of EVV when the Department of Human Services required it for its home services program. [6] As of June 1, 2015, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission mandates that electronic visit verification be used for all home healthcare visits billed to the state. [ 3 ]
Facebook recently paid 1.4 million Illinois residents $397 in 2022 as part of a class action lawsuit for facial recognition breaches through its “Tag Suggestions” feature, per CNBC.
A Civil War Law Stalks Big Pharma. During the Civil War, concern over corruption in the Union’s procurement of war supplies moved Congress to pass the False Claims Act, which allowed citizens to bring what was called a qui tam action—a Latin phrase that loosely translates to “he who brings the action for the king as well as himself.”
Some major changes in 2025 include a new $2,000 out-of-pocket max under Part D, eliminating the plan’s “donut hole” coverage gap, and fewer Medicare Advantage plans. As of January 1st, five ...
COMPLAINT AND DEMAND FOR JURY TRIAL The United States of America alleges: 1. This action is brought by the United States against the City of Joliet (“Joliet” or “the City”) to enforce the provisions of Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601, et seq. (the ...
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