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Skilled Nursing Facilities: 2020 Target Area for DOJ under False Claims Act

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Federal enforcers typically announce (formally as well as informally) work plans or focus areas for the upcoming year that can provide some guidance as to where providers might anticipate enforcement action and, where they...more

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Differences in Medical Opinion Are Not False Claims Act Violations

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In an important win for hospice and other health care providers facing claims under the False Claims Act (FCA), a federal court in Alabama gave a summary judgment victory last week to hospice provider Aseracare Inc. Key...more

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AseraCare Defeats DOJ False Claims Act Suit: Plaintiffs Must Present Evidence of an Objective Falsehood to Prove Falsity Under the...

On March 31, 2016, in United States v. AseraCare, Inc, No. 2:12-cv-245-KOB, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42986 (N.D. Ala. Mar. 31, 2016), the district court granted summary judgment for AseraCare and emphasized that contradicting...more

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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

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U.S. v. AseraCare and the Standard of Falsity Under the False Claims Act

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Prosecutors, defense attorneys and health care providers alike have been closely watching the U.S. v. AseraCare (No. 2:12-cv-00245) matter pending in the Northern District of Alabama. The AseraCare case relates to hospice...more

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