For years, the Justice Department has cracked down on kickbacks flowing between healthcare providers. Now, increasingly, the government is scrutinizing alleged kickbacks lining the pockets…
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Read More »Could political pressure be behind the recent pull back on the Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program? The RAC program audits healthcare providers to ensure…
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Consistent with the specific exemption under HIPAA, the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Arkansas has ruled that healthcare whistleblowers did not…
Read More »In October 2011, Nolan Auerbach & White announced the $7.5 million settlement of its client's False Claims Act qui tam action, alleging that Select Medical paid…
Read More »Medical residents are a coveted commodity for teaching hospitals. The federal government's Graduate Medical Education Program pays millions of dollars in grant money to freestanding…
Read More »Oftentimes, employees do not file qui tam actions against large healthcare entities because they believe they need mounds of evidence. In the False Claims Act…
Read More »On a regular basis, HHS-OIG releases the results of an audit, examining the high rate of Medicare overpayments by Medicare contractors. Oftentimes, the report includes…
Read More »In April 2014, All Children’s Hospital, et al. agreed to pay $7 million to resolve a False Claims Act qui tam action, which alleged that…
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