False Claims Act, Whistleblower
A former director of Health Management Services at Morton Plant Hospital will receive over $1.8 million as her share of the government’s recovery in a False Claims Act case arising from a hospital group’s submission of false claims for services rendered to Medicare...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
In a recent report, the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services found that suppliers improperly billed Medicare for more expensive diabetes test strips. The study focused on practices that included (1) improperly billing mail...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
The Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently conducted a review of contractors that process claims for home blood-glucose test strip and lancet supplies. Medicare Part B covers test strips and lancets prescribed by physicians for diabetics. This coverage depends...
False Claims Act, Whistleblower
Ex-Bayer Salesman Wins Award In FCA Retaliation Suit By Keith Goldberg Law360, New York (November 05, 2012, 3:52 PM ET) — An Arkansas federal jury on Friday awarded a former Bayer Corp. sales representative nearly $900,000 after finding that the company fired...