False Claims-Qui Tam
Read the breaking stories of fraud against government, federal programs and contracts, and about recent qui tam actions, government interventions and legislative developments.
Qui tam cases against once-notorious rehab hospital chain result in $48 million settlement, lots of spin.
The Department of Justice announced last week that Encompass Health Corporation, formerly known as HealthSouth Corporation, has agreed to pay...
Citizens impacted by environmental crime can help stop it. But, they need support and protection.
Citizens and activists can help stop environmental crime, but they need to know which laws apply, how to collect evidence...
Can medical opinions be false claims? Now they can, as two whistleblower cases suggest a shift.
Medicine is a profession with high ethical standards. At the same time, there is much money to be made. Bad...
Kaiser Health News: Hospitals Accused Of Paying Doctors Large Kickbacks In Quest For Patients
Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News For a hospital that had once labored to break even, Wheeling Hospital displayed abnormally deep...
Doctors and PA blow the whistle over sham urine tests at pain clinics
The Department of Justice announced Thursday that two pain management clinics in northern Virginia have agreed to pay approximately $3.3...
Health and Human Services whistleblower rewarded. NTSA whistleblowers take a different route
Two major whistleblower awards were revealed late last week. Reuters is reporting a $1.7 million award to three Takata employees...
U.S. settles whistleblower False Claims Act suit. Duke University to pay $112 million in fabricated research data case
Duke University reported in January that its scientists won $384.6 million last year from the National Institutes of Health, “ranking...
Supreme Court justices described as “skeptical” of limiting statute of limitations for False Claim Act
Members of the Supreme Court are skeptical of interpreting the statute of limitations in False Claims Acts cases in a...
Case before Supreme Court Tuesday will have a implications for qui tam whistleblowers
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on Tuesday in Cochise Consultancy, Inc. v. United States, a case that...
GAO: Department of Defense is getting better at dealing with whistleblowers, but has some work to do.
The Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD IG) should coordinate with the military services to do a better job of...
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