Whistleblower Attorney Calls on Whistleblowers to Report Fraud Related to Coronavirus Outbreak
"Fraudsters take advantage of a crisis," says whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn in an article published today by the National Law ...
Tag: False Claims/Qui Tam
DOJ to Police Nursing Home Industry Using False Claims Act
The Department of Justice’s new initiative targeting criminally negligent nursing homes creates a unique opportunity, under the False Claims Act, ...
Missouri Whistleblower Award $1.3 Million in Retaliation Case
The Missouri Court of Appeals affirmed the lower court's ruling in Pitcher v. Centene Corporation. A jury found Ms. Pitcher’s ...
Success of New York False Claims Act in Uncovering Tax Fraud Draws Attention from Other States
False Claims Act legislation to cover tax frauds is under consideration in D.C., Michigan, and California, according to Bloomberg Tax. ...
Illicit Cash Act Contains Anti-Money Laundering Provisions for International Whistleblower Rewards
A bipartisan bill pending in Congress, the Illicit Cash Act, is making news for its anti-money laundering provisions. The whistleblower ...
Whistleblowers help DOJ collect $3 billion in fines and settlements under the False Claims Act
Whistleblowers helped the government collect $3 billion in fines and recoveries in fiscal year 2019, up from $2.8 billion in ...
Opinion: When your medical bill amounts to fraud
By Elisabeth Rosenthal, M.D., editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News. Reprinted with permission from KHN. Rosenthal's 2017 book is entitled “An American ...
Whistleblowers could pursue more false claims cases against medical device makers
The AARP calls Medicare’s coverage of medical devices “a boon to beneficiaries but also a big draw for fraudsters, who ...
Whistleblowers expose hospice fraud. Can they do the same for quality-of-care?
Medicare and Medicaid are the deep pockets of the federal budget, paying out nearly $1 trillion in 2018. So, it’s ...
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 ...
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