False Claims Act Suit Over Billing For Leftover Medications Dismissed

Mealey's (May 16, 2019, 8:06 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — A federal judge in Florida on May 7 dismissed with prejudice a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by two compound medication mixers against two companies, two doctors and an employee that accused the defendants of falsely billing Medicare, Tricare and other insurers for using leftover amounts of single-dose vial (SDV) medications, finding that the relator failed to allege that the defendants actually submitted claims for the leftover medications (United States, ex rel. Miguel A. Fernandez, et al. v. Miami Cancer Institute, et al., No. 17-24051-Civ-Scola, S.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75529)....