This chapter offers an introduction to the complexities of the False Claims Act (FCA) litigation in the health care sector, explaining the formula that the FCA uses to calculate damages. The chapter discusses the difference between what the government paid the defendant and what the government ...
In 2018, the False Claims Act (“FCA”) continued to be one of the federal government’s (“Government”) preferred civil fraud enforcement tools across a variety of industries. The healthcare industry, however, remained the epicenter of FCA enforcement. Whistleblowers (“relators”), too,...
Approximately 90 percent of False Claims Act recoveries come from the health care industry. The Supreme Court in U.S. ex. Rel. Polansky v. Executive Health Resources will decide whether the government has authority to dismiss an FCA case after declining to intervene. Olhausen v...
False Claims Act & the Health Care Industry is intended to help health care lawyers, accountants, executives, and other professionals assess a company’s potential exposure to false claims liability...
On August 30, a California company that operates multiple healthcare providers agreed to pay $5 million to resolve claims that it violated the FCA and the California FCA by causing the submission of false claims to California’s Medicaid program. The government alleged that the company billed for...
country. As part of that review, the federal government determined that Georgia's Medicaid False Claims Act was not as aggressive as the revised federal False Claims Act, and that Georgia would no longer be eligible for the enhanced recovery unless it strengthened its own false cla...
Signature HomeNow, a home healthcare company operating in Florida, has reached a $2.1 million settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and fraudulently billed Medicare.
If a whistleblower’s FCA lawsuit is successful in returning money to the government, then the Healthcare, Government Contracts and Grant is generally eligible for a financial reward – usually between 15% and 30% of the amount recovered. False Claims Act laws also prohibit whistleblower ...
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False Claims Act (FCA) cases, particularly in the government contracts space, often have several defendants; prime contractors, subcontractors, vendors and individuals are all common targets. In healthcare FCA cases, with increasing regularity, multiple parties (hospitals, providers, investors, etc.) ...