Tag: Arriva Medical
Former Arriva consultant settles allegations
February 16, 2022HME News Staff
STUART, Fla. – Ted Albin, a reimbursement consultant who provided services to Arriva Medical, and his firm, Grapevine Billing and Consulting Services, have agreed to pay $50,000 to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
In an emailed statement to HME News, an attorney representing Albin and Grapevine, said the case was without merit.
"Mr. Albin and Grapevine did nothing wrong, and they should never have been part...
Arriva settles False Claims allegations for $160M
August 3, 2021HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Arriva Medical and its parent company, Alere, have agreed to pay $160 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act.
The federal government alleged that, from April 2010 until the end of 2016, Arriva, with Alere’s approval, paid kickbacks to Medicare beneficiaries by providing them free or no-cost glucometers and by routinely waiving, or not collecting, co-payments for meters and diabetes testing supplies. Specifically, it alleged that Arriva...
In brief: Arriva Medical execs settle lawsuit, trustees expect Part B costs to grow
April 26, 2019HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two former Arriva Medical executives have agreed to pay $500,000 each to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act.The settlement resolves the U.S.'s claims that David Wallace and Timothy Stocksdale caused Arriva to submit claims to Medicare that were tainted by kickbacks paid to beneficiaries in the form of free or no cost home blood glucose meters, or waived or uncollected copayments from Nov. 23, 2011, through Aug. 30, 2013.The settlement also resolves the U.S.'s...
Arriva execs settle allegations
April 25, 2019HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Two former Arriva Medical executives have settled allegations they violated the False Claims Act by agreeing to pay $500,000 each.The settlement resolves the United States' claims that David Wallace and Timothy Stocksdale caused Arriva to submit false claims to Medicare that were tainted by kickbacks paid to beneficiaries in the form of free or no cost home blood glucose meters or waived or uncollected copayments during the period from Nov. 23, 2011, through Aug. 30, 2013. The...
In brief: US joins lawsuit against Arriva, SMRC targets PAP supplies
February 22, 2019HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The U.S. Justice Department has joined in a lawsuit that alleges Arriva Medical offered Medicare beneficiaries “free upgrades” of glucometers.The lawsuit, filed under the False Claims Act, also alleges that Arriva and its parent company, Alere, submitted false claims for medically unnecessary glucometers, and paid kickbacks to beneficiaries in the form of free glucometers and co-pay waivers.Additionally, it alleges Arriva made no meaningful effort to collect co-pays...
US joins lawsuit against defunct Arriva Medical
February 21, 2019HME News Staff
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The U.S. Justice Department has joined in a lawsuit that alleges Arriva Medical offered Medicare beneficiaries “free upgrades” of glucometers.The lawsuit, filed under the False Claims Act, also alleges that Arriva and its parent company, Alere, submitted false claims for medically unnecessary glucometers, and paid kickbacks to beneficiaries in the form of free glucometers and co-pay waivers.Additionally, it alleges Arriva made no meaningful effort to collect co-pays...
Mail-order market for diabetes on precipice of disaster
November 10, 2017Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - With Arriva Medical, the largest mail-order supplier of diabetes testing supplies, closing its doors at the end of the year, industry stakeholders predict chaos.Arriva serviced 450,000 Medicare beneficiaries in 2016, according to the latest information in the HME Databank.“This is a disaster,” said Tom Milam, an industry consultant. “I think CMS has to find a way to react to this, but there's no other firm out there that has the infrastructure or capacity to...
Embattled Arriva Medical closes
November 7, 2017HME News Staff
CORAL SPRINGS and BOCA RATON, Fla. - Arriva Medical is closing its facility in Coral Springs and laying off 142 employees, the Sun Sentinel reports.Additionally, American Medical Supplies is closing its store in Boca Raton and laying off 40 employees, the newspaper reports.The layoffs will go into effect Dec. 31, according to letters from company officials to the state obtained by the Sun Sentinel.Both Arriva Medical and American Medical Supplies provide testing equipment and supplies to Medicare...
In brief: Judge deals setback to Arriva Medical, BioScrip reports earnings
May 5, 2017HME News Staff
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Arriva Medical on April 25 lost an appeal seeking to reinstate its Medicare billing privileges, according to news reports.Earlier this month, a spokesperson for the provider of diabetes testing supplies told HME News, “Arriva is in the midst of the administrative appeals process, with an appeal pending before an administrative law judge.”An administrative law judge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has now ruled Arriva Medical's admission that...
Judge deals setback to Arriva Medical
May 2, 2017HME News Staff
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - Arriva Medical on April 25 lost an appeal seeking to reinstate its Medicare billing privileges, according to news reports.Earlier this month, a spokesperson for the provider of diabetes testing supplies told HME News, “Arriva is in the midst of the administrative appeals process, with an appeal pending before an administrative law judge.”An administrative law judge for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has now ruled Arriva Medical's admission that...