HHS Office of Inspector General

HHS Inspector General Reveals Thousands More Children Separated Than Disclosed

2019-01-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

A damning report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General revealed on January 17, 2019 that the Trump administration had separated thousands more children from their parents than previously disclosed, beginning as early as summer 2017—nearly a year before the …

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DaVita Pays $350 Million to Settle Doctor Kickback Allegations, Exposing Systematic Dialysis Profiteering Scheme

2014-10-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

DaVita Healthcare Partners, the nation’s second-largest dialysis provider, agrees to pay $350 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it paid illegal kickbacks to physicians to induce patient referrals to its dialysis clinics from 2005-2014. The scheme involved DaVita offering …

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