United States of America ex rel. Susan Ruscher et al. v. Omnicare Inc. et al.
United States of America ex rel. Susan Ruscher et al. v. Omnicare Inc. et al.
2 PagesThe U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division, granted summary judgment for the defendant in this case involving healthcare payment and billing practices. Retained by Williams & Connolly Counsel for Omnicare Inc. retained Cornerstone Research and two experts to respond to claims that Omnicare violated the Anti- Kickback Statute and False Claims Act in sourcing business from skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). The relator alleged that Omnicare intentionally failed to collect Medicare Part A debt from the SNFs for which it provided long-term-care pharmacy services in order to maintain or extend its Medicare Part D business with those facilities. Cornerstone Research worked with an expert on the billings and collections practices of pharmacy services providers in
