In this second episode of the Husch Blackwell Hospice Team’s three-part “Hospice and the False Claims Act” series, Meg Pekarske, Bryan Nowicki, Jody Rudman and Brian Flood discuss the precursor to almost every False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit—the government investigation. Before an FCA case proceeds in court, the government typically conducts a thorough investigation. FCA cases can be won or lost at this stage, and how hospices respond to such investigations can set the stage for future success (if done properly) or future problems and See more +

In this second episode of the Husch Blackwell Hospice Team’s three-part “Hospice and the False Claims Act” series, Meg Pekarske, Bryan Nowicki, Jody Rudman and Brian Flood discuss the precursor to almost every False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit—the government investigation. Before an FCA case proceeds in court, the government typically conducts a thorough investigation. FCA cases can be won or lost at this stage, and how hospices respond to such investigations can set the stage for future success (if done properly) or future problems and liability (if mishandled).

The Hospice Team discusses the ways in which the government investigates hospices in the FCA context and provides tips for a successful response to an investigation. See less -