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Damaging Impact of Private Equity in Healthcare

Damaging Impact of Private Equity in Healthcare

May 23, 2023 Private equity firms continue to invest in healthcare as they look to generate quick and substantial profits through acquisitions and...

Whistleblowers and Rewards: Why It Matters

Whistleblowers and Rewards: Why It Matters

October 4, 2022 In 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice recuperated $5.6 billion from False Claims Act (FCA) cases. Whistleblowers played an important...

Dallas Doctors Sentenced to 23 Years For Medicare Fraud

Dallas Doctors Sentenced to 23 Years For Medicare Fraud

August 23, 2022 Two North Dallas doctors, along with other healthcare employees, were sentenced to federal prison for Medicare fraud in December 2021....

Nearly 150 Groups Call Better Whistleblower Protections

Nearly 150 Groups Call Better Whistleblower Protections

July 19, 2022 Prior to 2009, there were no government protections for whistleblowers who exposed wrongdoing or abuse of power with regard to...

How Does the False Claims Act Work?
New Legislation Proposed to “Beef Up” the False Claims Act

New Legislation Proposed to “Beef Up” the False Claims Act

March 16, 2022 The world’s first whistleblower law was enacted by the Continental Congress on July 30, 1778, after two jailed men alleged...

Do Cash-for-Whistleblower Programs Really Work?

Do Cash-for-Whistleblower Programs Really Work?

January 18, 2022 Exchanging cash for information has been done for a long time. Only on July 30, 1778, however, did the practice...

Private Equity Firm and Co-Defendants to Pay $25 Million to Resolve Whistleblower’s Medicaid Fraud Claims in Qui Tam Settlement

Private Equity Firm and Co-Defendants to Pay $25 Million to Resolve Whistleblower’s Medicaid Fraud Claims in Qui Tam Settlement

October 14, 2021 Whistleblower to receive maximum award for contributions to the case alleging mental health provider chain billed Medicaid for services provided...

The False Claims Act: 7 Fast Facts

The False Claims Act: 7 Fast Facts

August 16, 2021 Our nation’s primary whistleblower law, the False Claims Act allows individuals to file qui tam lawsuits on behalf of the...