Tag: Settlement
Abbott agrees to pay $385M to settle infant formula case
September 15, 2026HME News Staff
ABBOTT PARK, Ill. – Abbott will pay $385 million to resolve a previously disclosed investigation and lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), as well as lawsuits filed by certain relators and the attorneys general of several states, relating to its 2022 recall of powdered infant formula manufactured at its Sturgis, Mich., facility.
The settlement, the company says, does not represent any finding of fault or liability.
Abbott also noted, in relation to the settlement:
The...
Aetna agrees to $117.7M settlement to resolve False Claims Act allegations
March 12, 2026HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – Aetna has agreed to pay $117.7 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or failing to withdraw inaccurate and untruthful diagnosis codes for its Medicare Advantage plan enrollees to increase its payments to Medicare, according to U.S. Department of Justice.
The government alleges that Aetna:
Submitted inaccurate and untruthful patient diagnosis data to CMS to inflate the risk adjustment payments it received from CMS;
Failed to...
Numotion settles data incidents
February 23, 2026HME News Staff
NASHIVILLE, Tenn. – A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against United Seating and Mobility, d/b/a Numotion, relating to two data incidents in 2024.
According to a court-authorized settlement website:
During a March 2024 data incident, an unauthorized individual accessed certain of defendant’s systems, which may have included private information belonging to defendant’s former...
AdaptHealth agrees to resolve lawsuit for $35M
December 29, 2025HME News Staff
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa. - AdaptHealth has agreed to pay $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleged the company made false and misleading statements about its billing practices, compliance systems, acquisition integration and financial performance from Aug. 4, 2020, to Nov. 7, 2023. The settlement, which covers investors who purchased or acquired AdaptHealth common stock during that period, will...
Gov’t reaches proposed settlement in UnitedHealth, Amedisys acquisition
August 11, 2025HME News Staff
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division has filed a proposed settlement requiring United Health to divest of at least 164 home health and hospice facilities to resolve the challenge to its $3.3 billion acquisition of Amedisys.
The facilities across 19 states account for about $528 million in annual revenue.
“In no sector of our economy is competition more important to Americans’ well-being than health care,” said Assistant Attorney...
Philips CPAP recall: 20M CAD partial settlement proposed in Canadian class action
July 22, 2025HME News Staff
VANCOUVER, B.C., and TORONTO – A proposed partial settlement of 20 million CAD has been reached in the Canada-wide class actions against Philips Respironics, addressing economic loss claims related to the recall of certain CPAP, BiPAP and ventilator devices, according to Sotos Class Actions.
The lawsuits—Morel v. Koninklijke Philips N.V. et al. and Roy v. Respironics Inc. et al.—represent individuals, corporations, hospitals and partnerships across Canada who purchased...
Apria settles cyber-related lawsuit
March 19, 2025HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – Apria Healthcare, now part of Owens & Minor, has agreed to pay more than $6.4 million to resolve a consolidated data breach class action lawsuit related to two cyberattacks in 2019 and 2021 that affected nearly 1.9 million members, according to news reports. If the settlement is approved, class action members will be able to file a claim to receive up to $2,000 per person for out-of-pocket losses that are connected to the data breaches and supported with documentation. These...
Lincare settles Medicaid investigation
January 14, 2025HME News Staff
OLYMPIA, Wash. - The Washington state Attorney General’s Office has announced that Lincare has agreed to pay $1.15 million for allegedly overbilling Medicaid for rental oxygen equipment.
The state, based on an investigation by its Medicaid Fraud Control Division, alleges that Clearwater, Fla.-based Lincare, which has a billing office in Spokane Valley to manage its operations in the Pacific Northwest, knowingly billed rental fees beyond the three years allowed in more than 15 instances...
In brief: Numotion resolves allegations, AdaptHealth taps new exec, FDA strengthens oversight
August 28, 2024HME News Staff
PHOENIX, Ariz. – United Seating and Mobility, d/b/a Numotion, has agreed to pay $13.5 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the federal False Claims Act.
The settlement resolves allegations by the United States that Numotion submitted false claims to Medicare and other federal health care programs for custom wheelchairs and wheelchair parts. According to the allegations, the claims were false because they were based on patient evaluations that were unlawfully...
Philips has ‘finality’
May 1, 2024Liz Beaulieu, Editor
AMSTERDAM – Philips has a renewed focus, says CEO Roy Jakobs, now that the company has resolved additional settlements and finalized a consent decree related to a large recall of certain devices in its Sleep and Respiratory Care business unit.
The company recently announced that it has agreed to pay $1.1 billion from its cash flow generation to resolve personal injury litigation and medical monitoring class action in the U.S. This follows an economic loss settlement finalized last...