False Claims out, but firing complaint allowed vs. Trilogy
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 09, 2018
A federal judge dismissed a nearly three-year-old False Claims Act case against Trilogy Health Systems in May, but the legal travails for the provider aren’t over. The case placed former occupational...
Kindred, RehabCare settle False Claims allegations for $125 million
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Jan 13, 2016
Kindred Healthcare Inc. and its subsidiary RehabCare Group Inc. have agreed to pay $125 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit on Medicare therapy claim overbilling.
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Jun 26, 2014
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Dec 16, 2016
DOJ: More than half of False Claims Act recoveries in FY 2016 came from healthcare … Florida paid $26 million to Medicaid insurers for dead beneficiaries … Study confirms provider burnout’s...
Omnicare to pay $8 million to settle false claims allegations
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May 18, 2017
Long-term care pharmacy giant Omnicare agreed on Tuesday to pay $8 million to clear up allegations that it used an automated system to submit false claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
Judge shuts down whistleblower hospice suit due to unspecific claims
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Sep 26, 2016
A former employee’s allegations of fraud against a Florida-based hospice chain lack the specificity to prove the company was in violation of the False Claims Act, a federal court ruled Thursday.
Groups urge Supreme Court to reject FCA provider liability theory
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Feb 01, 2016
Professional associations are pushing for the Supreme Court to reject a “one-size-fits-all” liability theory under the False Claims Act when the court reviews the issue this year.
Providers’ could face more False Claims Act cases — courtesy of their own claims data — report...
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Danielle Brown
Feb 17, 2020
Whistleblowers and law firms may try to use skilled nursing providers’ own claims data in order to bring False Claims Act cases against them, according to a new report that analyzed healthcare fraud...
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Jul 06, 2018
Brookdale asks court to reconsider False Claims Act ruling in physician documentation case … Bomb threat at nursing home closes local roads, but no evacuations … Diabetes, cardiovascular drugs...