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June 25, 2014
Healthcare Fraud
Justice Department Opts to Intervene in Whistleblower Lawsuit Against IPC the Hospitalist
The U.S. Department of Justice has opted to intervene in a whistleblower lawsuit against IPC the Hospitalist, Inc. – a nationwide group of physicians focused on the practice of the “delivery of hospital medicine and related facility-based services.” According to the allegations, IPC has engaged in the consistent practice of […]
June 23, 2014
Healthcare Fraud
Bon Secours Embroiled in Latest Rule 9(b) Discrepancy Within Federal Fourth Circuit
As we have reported in the past, the federal Courts of Appeal are engaged in a near-even split over the applicability of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b) to filings under the False Claims Act. Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 9(b) reads as follows: In alleging fraud or mistake, a […]
June 19, 2014
Healthcare Fraud
Recently-Unsealed Healthcare Fraud Case Reveals Whistleblowers Not Always Former Employee; Competitor Files Suit
It is often believed that in order to satisfy the False Claims Act’s “original source” requirement, one must be a former employee, patient, or colleague of the alleged fraudulent party. However, as today’s case illustrates, a whistleblower can be anyone – including a competitor. In a case unsealed late March […]
June 18, 2014
Healthcare Fraud
Whistleblowers Fight for Portion of Settlement Despite Possible Statute of Limitations Defense
Two courageous whistleblowers are taking their fight for a qui tam reward all the way to the United States Supreme Court, asserting the government would have never recovered the $36 million it received from Houston-area doctors Dr. Arun Sharma and Dr. Kiran Sharma but for their information and participation in […]
June 17, 2014
Healthcare Fraud
Recently-Released Data Portrays Alarming Physician Reimbursement Rate Under Medicare Part B
Early last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services publicly released their data pertaining to reimbursement amounts provided to physicians under the Medicare Part B program – and many industry officials are not too happy about the numbers. According to the Inspector General of the Department of Health and […]
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