April 4, 2024 Whistleblowers who expose fraud have strong protections from employer retaliation based on a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court opinion in Murray...
Tag: False Claims Act
Private Equity and Healthcare Q&A with Caitlyn Silhan
February 5, 2024 A flood of private equity investment is transforming the U.S. healthcare industry. Across the healthcare economy, private equity firms are...
2022 Healthcare Fraud, False Claims Act Settlements Exceeded $2B
October 12, 2023 Citizen whistleblowers helped the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) resolve a near-record number of False Claims Act investigations in 2022,...
Medical Imaging Company and CEO to Pay Record $85.4M Whistleblower Settlement
October 10, 2023 Illinois-based medical imaging company Cardiac Imaging, Inc. and its CEO have agreed to pay an $85.4 million settlement to resolve...
Private Equity Firms Increasingly Held Responsible for Healthcare Fraud
December 28, 2022 As private equity firms increasingly pour investment money into home health, nursing homes, mental health centers, and hospices, federal regulators...
Whistleblowers Motivated By More Than Money
August 14, 2018 Sure, the payouts can be huge, but many who shine the light on fraud do so out of principles. While...
Houston Doctor Settles Medicare Fraud Charges for $1.5M
October 13, 2017 The former president of a leading medical association agrees to resolve whistleblower allegations of False Claims Act violations and Medicare...
Qui Tam Whistleblowers Cutting Health Care Costs by Billions
August 29, 2017 Amidst Increasing Health Care Costs, Qui Tam Whistleblowers Have Saved the Government Almost $20 Billion from Healthcare Fraud In 2010...
Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 May Change Whistleblowers’ Tune
July 13, 2017 Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 Acts to Scare Off Potential Whistleblowers by Withholding Whistleblower Relator Rewards from Anyone Involved in the...
