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Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Kickbacks to Docs, California 2026
⏱ 2 min read A California pharma giant coughed up $13.6 million to settle allegations it paid kickbacks to docs to peddle its antidepressant, Trintellix. Takeda Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A., Inc. allegedly bribed healthcare providers to prescribe Trintellix for major depressive disorder, violating the False Claims Act. Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate said the DOJ is…
Salud Para La Gente, Medicaid Fraud, California 2020
⏱ 2 min read Salud Para La Gente, a nonprofit network of primary care clinics in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations of submitting false claims to Medicaid for misbranded contraceptives. Between May 17, 2017, and September 11, 2020, Salud purchased and administered misbranded etonogestrel, marketed under the…
Michael Shawn Boaz, Health Care Fraud, Kentucky 2022
⏱ 2 min read A pharmacist in Western Kentucky made a killing off his customers – not from saving lives, but from overcharging them for vitamins and prescriptions. Michael Shawn Boaz, 47, of Clinton, was sentenced to 30 months in prison for his role in a $2 million health care fraud scheme that spanned four…
Irina Segal, Medicare Billing for Unprovided Occupational Therapy, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Irina Segal, the owner of Bucks County’s Segal Arts, LLC, just cut a check for $200,000 to settle a federal fraud case, admitting she ripped off Medicare by billing for occupational therapy that patients never received. Segal allegedly swapped legitimate, individualized care for group arts and crafts sessions at facilities in…
Irina Segal, Medicare Fraud, Pennsylvania 2023
⏱ 2 min read Irina Segal, owner of Segal Arts in Bucks County, PA, is paying up $200,000 to resolve allegations of a cold-hearted Medicare scam. Prosecutors say Segal billed the program for individual occupational therapy sessions, but was actually running group art classes at assisted living facilities across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The scheme…
