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Healthcare fraud whistleblowers are defined as those who provide information about Medicare fraud, Medicaid fraud, and other healthcare fraud that costs … See more

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Prime, doctors pay $37.5M to settle whistleblower kickbacks case

WEBLOS ANGELES, JULY 19, 2021 — Prime Healthcare, its founder and CEO, Dr. Prem Reddy, and a California cardiologist have agreed to pay a total of $37.5 million to the …

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Upcoding & Unbundling Fraud Explained: Healthcare …

WEBUpcoding, unbundling, and fragmentation represent common types of healthcare fraud, involving the manipulation of billing practices to illicitly increase reimbursement from …

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Lack of Medical Necessity and the False Claims Act

WEBWhistleblowers have been responsible for stopping many instances of unnecessary medical care. Whistleblower cases have alleged a lack of medical necessity in the treatment of …

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CenCal & Other Healthcare Providers Settle 95.5M Case Phillips …

WEBSan Francisco, August 30, 2023—Under seven separate settlement agreements, CenCal Health, a California county organized health system (COHS), along with seven …

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How whistleblowers protect patient safety Phillips

WEBWhistleblowers often spur investigations of conduct that threaten both the health of patients and the financial integrity of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. …

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Eisenhower Med. Center pays $8 million to settle whistleblower …

WEBEisenhower Medical Center has paid the federal government $8 million in settlement of a whistleblower lawsuit, which alleged the southern California hospital …

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NY attorney general says state needs a false claims act

WEBNew York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has asked state lawmakers to pass two bills he says are needed to rein in Mediacid fraud. One is a state version of the …

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Health Diagnostic Lab ex-CEO Mallory liable for Medicare fraud, …

WEBCHARLESTON, SC, Feb. 1, 2018 – A federal jury in South Carolina has found the former CEO of a medical testing lab and two owners of the lab’s marketing partner liable under …

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KPMG Settles Medicare Fraud Lawsuit For $9 Million

WEBThe Justice Department has not announced yet Schilling’s award in the KPMG settlement. A federal court in Tampa recently awarded Alderson 24 percent of …

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Health care providers must report and return overpayments, NY …

WEBReporting and returning overpayments from government health care programs will be the most important Medicaid program integrity issue in 2011, according …

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Houston hospital to pay $15.5 million to settle qui tam case …

WEBHOUSTON, TX – A Houston-area hospital system will pay more than $15.5 million to the federal government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit, brought by Phillips & …

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Maine Healthcare Provider Settles $22.5M False Claims Case

WEBWashington, DC, July 31, 2023—Martin’s Point Health Care Inc., a provider of healthcare in Maine and New Hampshire, agreed to pay $22.48 million to resolve allegations that it …

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Home Health Care Settles Telehealth Fraud Allegations for $9.9M

WEBWashington, DC— January 5, 2024— Atlantic Home Health Care, LLC agreed to pay $9.9 million – on an ability to pay basis – to settle allegations the company …

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Medical lab kickbacks cost ex-CEO, others $114M in whistleblower …

WEBMay 23, 2018. May 24, 2018, CHARLESTON, SC – A federal judge in South Carolina issued an order of judgment Wednesday that imposes civil damages and penalties …

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Whistleblower lawyer

WEBThe government joined Phillips & Cohen’s whistleblower lawsuit – which was not publicly known until today because it was under seal – after investigating the …

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TAP Pharmaceuticals whistleblower case settles for $875 million

WEBTAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. (TAP) agreed today in Boston to pay the United States government $559.5 million and state governments $25.5 million to settle one of …

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“S.E.C. Whistle-Blower Program’s First Chief Joins Law Firm

WEBSean McKessy in The New York Times, 9/5/16. “I feel I’ve established that I honor the work whistle-blowers do,” [Sean X.] McKessy said in an interview. “I am …

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eClinicalWorks’ EHR issues revealed by

WEBThe whistleblower lawsuit against eCW, which settled in 2017, alleged a number of flaws with eCW’s EHR software that potentially jeopardized patient health, …

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Peter P. Budetti

WEBDr. Peter P. Budetti, a former Deputy Administrator with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, brings to his work with whistleblowers an exceptional knowledge of …

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Nursing home whistleblower case settles for $14 million

WEBUnder the terms of the settlement agreement, Schron, Grunstein, Forman and the nursing home chains have paid $7.8 million to the federal government and $6.1 …

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