Tag: Investigation
In brief: Bid carve out, med device investigation, Medline IPO
October 1, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Reps. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., and Greg Murphy, R-N.C., are leading a sign-on letter urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) not to move forward with expanding the competitive bidding program to include ostomy, urological and tracheostomy supplies. They seek signatures by close of business this Friday, Oct. 3.
“We respectfully request that the proposal for inclusion of these products be withdrawn as we believe it would conflict with the administration's...
UnitedHealth confirms investigation
July 28, 2025HME News Staff
MINNETONKA, Minn. - UnitedHealth Group says it has proactively reached out to the U.S. Department of Justice after reviewing media reports about investigations into certain aspects of the company’s participation in the Medicare program. In a statement posted to its website, the company says it has now begun complying with formal criminal and civil requests from the department. It says it has full confidence in its practices and is committed to working cooperatively with the department throughout...
Quipt addresses investigation, commits to e-prescribing
February 23, 2024Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
CINCINNATI – Quipt Home Medical’s strong fiscal first quarter was tempered by news of a recently-announced investigation into certain claims, during a recent earnings call.
Quipt has disclosed that it has received a civil investigative demand from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia pursuant to the False Claims Act regarding an investigation concerning whether the company may have caused the submission of false claims to government health...
HHS-OIG details latest fraud activities
December 4, 2023HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The HHS-OIG’s Fall 2023 Semiannual Report to Congress highlights more than $3.44 billion in expected recoveries resulting from audits and investigations conducted during fiscal year 2023.
In FY 2023, HHS-OIG reported 707 criminal enforcement actions against individuals and entities suspected of engaging in crimes targeting HHS programs and the people they serve. They also reported 746 civil actions, which include false claims and unjust-enrichment lawsuits filed...
AdaptHealth names Griggs CEO
June 15, 2021HME News Staff
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. – Luke McGee has resigned from his positions as co-CEO and director of the board of AdaptHealth, and Stephen Griggs has been named CEO effective immediately.
Griggs, who is also a member of the board, joined AdaptHealth in February as co-CEO following the company’s acquisition of AeroCare Holdings, which he founded and led as president and CEO.
“Steve’s extensive management experience, along with health sector expertise and a proven...
ResMed under investigation
August 19, 2016HME News Staff
SAN DIEGO - ResMed in July received a federal administrative subpoena from the Office of Inspector General requesting documents and other information related to its patient resupply software.“We are cooperating with the OIG to respond to its requests,” the company stated in a 10-K filed Aug. 5 with the Security and Exchange Commission.The OIG's investigation could affect ResMed in a number of ways, which the company outlines in the form.Right off the bat, ResMed warns that “responding...
Scooter Store execs dodge criminal charges
May 12, 2016HME News Staff
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas - The Justice Department will not bring criminal charges against former executives of the now defunct The Scooter Store, according to the San Antonio Express-News.“Based on the results of a five-year investigation, the Justice Department does not believe it has sufficient evidence to prove criminal liability beyond a reasonable doubt as to senior managers at The Scooter Store,” said agency spokesman Peter Carr in an email to the newspaper.The decision comes more than...
Inogen ditches accounting firm in wake of investigation
August 25, 2015HME News Staff
GOLETA, Calif. - The board of directors at Inogen has dismissed BDO USA as the independent registered public accounting firm auditing the company's financial statements, according to a recent Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In its place, Inogen has engaged Deloitte & Touche. The change follows an investigation into an accounting issue that delayed the company's earnings for the fourth quarter last year. In the form, Inogen says “there were no disagreements with...
Lawsuit follows Inogen news
March 17, 2015HME News Staff
GOLETA, Calif. - On the heels of the news that Inogen is investigating its accounting practices, Powers Taylor, a securities litigation firm, has filed a federal class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the company and several of its directors. Inogen announced on March 12 that it had to delay reporting its fourth quarter and year-end earnings due to an internal investigation of its accounting practices. Willie Briscoe, a former attorney for the...
In brief: PECOS edits kick in, Harrison speaks out
January 3, 2014HME News Staff
BALTIMORE - The PECOS edits are scheduled to go into effect today. Noridian Administrative Services, the DME MAC for Jurisdiction D, reminded providers in a Jan. 2 bulletin that Medicare planned to implement Phase 2 denial edits on Jan. 6. With the edits in effect, contractors will verify that the ordering/referring physician or healthcare provider on the claim is in the Physician Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS), and is eligible to order/refer in Medicare. Ordering/referring physicians...