Oak Street Health Agrees to $60 Million Settlement Over Alleged Medicare Kickback Scheme
Oak Street Health, a Chicago-based primary care provider and subsidiary of CVS Health since 2023, has agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The company was accused of paying illegal kickbacks to third-party insurance agents as part of a scheme to recruit seniors for Medicare Advantage plans.
Chicago-based Oak Street Health to pay $60M to settle kickback allegations
Chicago-based Oak Street Health has agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it paid kickbacks to insurance agents in exchange for their help recruiting patients. The U.S. government alleged that from 2020 to 2022,
CVS' Oak Street Health to pay $60M to settle Medicare Advantage kickback allegations
CVS subsidiary Oak Street Health has agreed to pay $60 million to settle accusations that it violated the False Claims Act by offering kickbacks to third-party insurance agents in return for referring older adults to its primary care clinics.
Oak Street Health Pays $60 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Violations
Federal whistleblowers have been exposing health care fraud for years.  The False Claims Act (“FCA”) contains robust whistleblower provisions
CVS unit Oak Street Health in $60M settlement over kickback scheme
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) subsidiary Oak Street Health has reached a $60M settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve allegations that it paid third-party insurance agents kickbacks to steer customers to its clinics.
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Amgen Whistleblower’s False Claims Suit Tossed by New York Court
False Claims Act suit alleging that medical practices engaged in a scheme to overbill Medicare for Amgen Inc. drugs is now dismissed, a New York federal district court said.
Walgreens to pay $106M to settle allegations it submitted false payment claims for prescriptions
The pharmacy chain was accused of submitting false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs.
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SD surgical hospital pays out millions to settle False Claims Act Violations
A South Dakota surgical hospital has agreed to pay millions to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations relating to ...
Walgreens Agrees To $106.8M Settlement Over Alleged False Billing Claims
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims ...
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Dunes surgical groups to pay $14.1 million for False Claims Act violations
The settlement resolves allegations that from at least 2014 through 2019, Dunes Surgical Hospital violated the False Claims ...
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USPI, surgical hospital to pay $12.8M to settle false claim allegations
Dunes Surgical Hospital and USPI agree to pay $12.76 million to settle allegations of False Claims Act violations.
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Surgical hospital in Sioux City area pays settlement over False Claims Act violations
A health care provider in the Sioux City metro has agreed to pay over $12.7 million to settle a federal investigation of ...
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Doctor agrees to settle fraud claims
Dr. Vishal Patel, a Wilmington, Del., physician, has agreed to pay more than $1 million to resolve allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by ordering medically unnecessary DME for patients ...
Walgreens to pay $106.8M over claims it billed government for prescriptions never dispensed
Walgreens Boots Alliance has agreed to pay a $106.8 million fine to settle allegations the pharmacy chain billed federal ...
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