Category: Whisteblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Knowingly Retained Overpayments For Care  Ten Years Of False Claims Alleged Numerous Whistleblowers To Be Rewarded Private citizens and businesses help the government recover billions every year in cases of fraud against the government. The private citizens and businesses assisted the government in recovering these funds by […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Service Provider Allegedly Submitted Improper Costs To Inflate Subsidies  Former Controller To Receive $1.26 Million Reward How Whistleblower Cases Begin Private citizens bring cases in federal courts throughout the country under the False Claims Act, (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq, to help the government recoup billions […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Submitted False Rebate Claims Former Employee Blows Whistle How Qui Tam Cases Begin Healthcare fraud is a major type of fraud perpetrated annually in the U.S.  Individuals and insurance companies suffer as a result of this fraud but the biggest loser in dollar terms is the United […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER $4 Million Settlement Formerly Employed Physician Blows Whistle How Qui Tam Cases Work Healthcare providers in the U.S., including hospitals and clinics, are subject to a number of statutes to prevent any fraudulent billing under government programs like Medicare and Medicaid.  One important such law is the Anti-Kickback […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Improper Submissions For Payment Physician Blows Whistle How False Claims Cases Work The majority of fraudulent claims submitted to the government for payment arise from the healthcare sector.  Overbilling government health programs like Medicare, Medicaid and the Veterans Administration are major forms of this type of fraud.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Improper Use Of Data As False Claims Act Violation Defendant Allegedly Sold Data Obtained From Government Agencies How False Claims Cases Work Fraud against the government costs taxpayers billions every year and the majority of fraudulent claims submitted to the government for payment arise from the healthcare sector.  […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER High-Volume Commissions For Referrals Of Unnecessary Tests Alleged Former Lab Manager To Receive $2.86 Million Reward How Qui Tam Cases Work Healthcare providers in the U.S., including hospitals and clinics, are subject to a number of statutes to prevent any fraudulent billing under government programs like Medicare and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly False Billing Practices Defendant Settles Allegations For $10 Million Ex-Employee Rewarded $1.7 Million Fraud against the government costs taxpayers billions every year and the majority of fraudulent claims submitted to the government for payment arise from the healthcare sector.  To combat this fraud, private citizens help the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Illegal Physician Referral Kickbacks Violations of Stark Law and False Claims Act  Former Billing Manager Blows Whistle Kickbacks to physicians for patient referrals are illegal, whether the referral is to a clinic, hospital, lab, nursing home, hospice program or any other health care provider. When the patients are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Allegedly Illegal Kickbacks Millions In Unnecessary Tests Alleged Starting A False Claims Case Fraud against the government costs taxpayers billions every year and the majority of fraudulent claims submitted to the government for payment arise from the healthcare sector.  To combat this fraud, private citizens help the government […]