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AseraCare Settlement Ends Medical Judgment False Claims Act Case With a Whimper

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has reached a settlement with hospice company AseraCare, closing a 12-year-old saga that carries substantial implications for False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement in cases involving a...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

AseraCare FCA Ruling Is A Boon For Health Providers

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All hospice providers routinely should assess risk exposure under the False Claims Act — now with the benefit of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit’s long-awaited decision in United States v. AseraCare Inc. ...more

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Eleventh Circuit Holds Differences in Clinical Judgment Do Not Create FCA Liability for Hospice Provider

The Eleventh Circuit agreed with the trial court that the government must do more than present expert evidence that a physician’s clinical judgment was inaccurate to establish falsity under the False Claims Act. Nonetheless,...more

BakerHostetler

Differences in Medical Opinions: Not Enough to Prove FCA Liability

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In a $200 million False Claims Act (FCA) litigation with certain twists and turns, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama recently found that the federal government failed to show that claims submitted...more

Alston & Bird

Health Care/Health Care Litigation Advisory: Update on the AseraCare False Claims Act Litigation – A Win for AseraCare and Health...

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In November 2015, we published a client advisory on the closely watched AseraCare litigation and its potential impact on the falsity element under the False Claims Act (FCA). AseraCare involves allegations that a hospice...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

District Court Deals Blow to DOJ in False Claims Act Case

Last week, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama handed the Department of Justice (DOJ) a significant defeat by dismissing a False Claims Act (FCA) case against AseraCare, a national hospice...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Difference of Medical Opinions Doesn’t Prove One Was False

A federal court in Alabama dealt a blow to the theory that in matters of medical judgment, a false claim action can rest on expert opinion evidence alone. A patient is eligible for hospice if the prognosis is life...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Key Ruling In False Claims Act Case Could Have Important Implications For Defendants

A recent decision out of a United States District Court in Alabama may signal that the playing field traditionally dominated by the government will no longer be so one-sided against providers defending against False Claim Act...more

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