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Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

False Claims Act – 2014 Year in Review

The False Claims Act (FCA) imposes liability on individuals and companies who defraud or submit false claims to the federal government. The FCA allows the federal government to seek treble damages, civil penalties and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Finally, Some Good News for Halifax–And All Other–Hospitals

It’s been a long time since Orlando’s Halifax Hospital got any good news from the federal court hearing the whistleblower case brought by employee Elin Baklid-Kunz. Earlier this year the hospital had to agree to an $85...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Hospitals Urging SCOTUS to Limit False Claims Act Penalties

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What do a moving company and a hospital association have in common? The False Claims Act (FCA). The American Hospital Association along with the United States Chamber of Commerce and the Pharmaceutical Research and...more

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OIG's Proposed Rule to Expand Civil Monetary Penalties

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The Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on May 12, 2014 published a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) that would implement the OIG’s expanded authority under the Affordable Care...more

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Mintz Levin Health Care Qui Tam Update - Recent Developments & Unsealed False Claims Act (FCA) Cases: May 2014

Trends & Analysis: ..We have identified 58 health care–related qui tam cases that have been unsealed since our last Qui Tam Update. Of those, 33 cases were initiated after the start of 2012, with the remaining 25 cases...more

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Two for Me; Many Times More for the Government in the Largest Whistleblower Award Against a Community Hospital

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A U.S. district judge in South Carolina approved the government's request for a civil penalty award and ordered Tuomey Healthcare System, Inc. (Tuomey) to pay more than $237 million in damages and fines in a whistleblower...more

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