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Worthless Services Investigations and Settlements: The Enforcement Trend Continues

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In recent years, state and federal governments have shown their willingness to criminally pursue skilled nursing home owners and operators for allegedly administering “worthless” or substandard quality of care to their...more

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Federal Judge Rules to Allow Extrapolation on More Than 50,000 Claims in FCA Case

Last week, a Tennessee federal district court judge ruled that government attorneys can extrapolate from a small sample of billing statements to over 50,000 claims submitted by Life Care Centers of America, Inc. (a nursing...more

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Worthless Services: Giving Nothing Can Cost You a Lot Under the False Claims Act

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Numerous courts have recognized that knowingly billing the federal government for “worthless services” may be a violation of the False Claims Act (FCA). Recently, an Illinois nursing home learned how costly worthless services...more

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