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Posts Tagged ‘Whistleblowers’

Nursing Home Chain Settles Medicare Fraud Allegations for $10M

Nursing Home Chain Settles Medicare Fraud Allegations for $10M

Whistleblowers allege Saber® Healthcare Group encouraged the submission of false Medicare claims at its skilled nursing assisted living facilities.

Saber Healthcare Group LLC, and its related entities, (Saber) have agreed to pay $10 million, resolving allegations that Saber violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing its facilities to submit false...

Qui Tam Whistleblowers Cutting Health Care Costs by Billions

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Qui Tam Whistleblowers Cutting Health Care Costs by Billions

Amidst Increasing Health Care Costs, Qui Tam Whistleblowers Have Saved the Government Almost $20 Billion from Healthcare Fraud

In 2010 alone, healthcare fraud involving Medicare payments cost the government and tax payers nearly $50 billion. As health care costs are increasing, the importance of qui tam whistleblowers also increases. Qui tam whistleblowers, sometimes called relators,...

Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 May Change Whistleblowers’ Tune

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Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 May Change Whistleblowers’ Tune

Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 Acts to Scare Off Potential Whistleblowers by Withholding Whistleblower Relator Rewards from Anyone Involved in the Fraud

The Financial CHOICE Act 2.0 could severely reduce the amount of tips the government receives about misuse of government programs and contracts. While the False Claims Act (“FCA”), under the qui tam provision, creates financial incentives...

False Claims Act Recoveries 2015 Year in Review

False Claims Act Recoveries 2015 Year in Review

DOJ Reports $3.583 Billion in False Claims Act Recoveries for 2015

December 11, 2015 – The results are in. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has released its statistics on the False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries for fiscal year 2015 in a recent announcement. Though total recoveries for qui tam cases are down from 2014’s record high, 2015 stands out as a winning year for...

General Dynamics Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit Over Defective Navy Parts for Over $4 Million

General Dynamics Settles False Claims Act Lawsuit Over Defective Navy Parts for Over $4 Million

General Dynamics Corporation, a major military defense contractor, in 2008 settled a False Claims Act case with the U.S. government for $4,058,750. The lawsuit alleged that General Dynamics committed fraud when it billed the government for defective parts used in Navy aircraft and submarines.

The whistleblowers in the case were former employees who worked at the Long Island facility of...

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