Archive for September 2019
A September to Remember for Healthcare Fraud
Telemedicine Company Owner, Doctor Plead Guilty in Multimillion-Dollar Fraud
Watchdog Agency Cracking Down on Improper Billing by HHAs
Last month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General issued its latest report on a home health agency that it contends did not comply with Medicare billing requirements. It was one in a series of actions the watchdog agency has taken this year against HHAs, and part of what…
Read MoreDOJ Cites Significant Costs and Burdens on Request to Dismiss Qui Tam Case
The Department of Justice has once again exercised its authority under the False Claims Act in seeking the dismissal of a relator’s qui tam lawsuit. Government attorneys, in their motion to dismiss filed on Aug. 20, told the court that further litigation would result in imposing “significant costs and burdens on the government and waste…
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