A multistate coalition of 44 AGs and the U.S. Department of Justice settled with Precision Toxicology, LLC d/b/a Precision Diagnostics, Inc. (Precision) to resolve allegations that it made false claims to multiple federal healthcare programs in violation of state and federal false claims and anti-kickback laws. According to the settlement, Precision allegedly had a policy…

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North Carolina AG Josh Stein settled with Med First Immediate Care and Family Practice, P.A. to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the clinic operated as a “pill mill” for opioid prescriptions. According to the AG’s office, Med First allegedly filed false claims with Medicare and Medicaid for unnecessary testing, office visits that did not…

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The Texas OAG settled with six subsidiaries of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. to resolve allegations that the companies committed Medicaid fraud in violation of the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act (TMFPA). According to the AG’s office, the settlement addresses alleged TMFPA violations raised by a whistleblower in a qui tam lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged that the…

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California AG Rob Bonta, in partnership with the DOJ, settled with four health care providers to resolve allegations that they violated state and federal False Claims Acts through the submission of fraudulent claims to Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid program. According to AG Bonta, the allegedly fraudulent submissions were part of a scheme to wrongfully retain federal…

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A group of 18 AGs wrote a letter to officials at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in support of a proposed rule requiring disclosure of certain ownership or managerial interests of private equity investors and real estate investment trusts (REITs) regarding nursing…

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