The case revolved around mail-order diabetic testing supplies at one of the country’s largest companies sending patients testing strips and meters. The $160 million settlement — the largest ever reached in Nashville — came after a call center employee in Antioch tipped off federal investigators to potential Medicare fraud.
Spring Hill Company Accused In $86M Genetic Testing Scheme
A Spring Hill health care company is accused by federal regulators of a fraudulent billing scheme targeting seniors for unnecessary $6000 cancer screenings. The criminal charges are part of a multi-year crackdown on the use of pricey genetic testing.
Unsealed Documents Reveal Cookeville Hospital’s Alleged Physician Kickback Scheme
Newly unsealed court documents show why the federal government was investigating Cookeville Regional Medical Center for paying physician kickbacks. While admitting no wrongdoing, the city-owned hospital agreed to pay the federal government $4.1 million in December as part of a whistleblower lawsuit, filed by a former hospital executive.
How Two Nursing Home Staffers Uncovered A $230M Medicare Fraud In Columbia, Tennessee
Listen A nursing home chain with more than two dozen facilities in Tennessee has settled a $230 million Medicare fraud case. The government’s investigation launched in 2014 when two whistleblowers started collecting evidence on their own.
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