On December 9, the Los Angeles Times published a bombshell investigation exposing a huge increase in health care fraud at hospices in California. Los Angeles County is home to the largest number of hospice providers in the country. Unfortunately, many of these providers don’t have the best interests of their patients at heart....
Department of Justice Reaches False Claims Act Settlement Based on Whistleblower Tip On December 3, the Department of Justice announced that it had entered into a settlement with Workrite Ergonomics, LLC, a Delaware company, and its parent, Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co. related to claims brought by a False...
Department of Justice Reaches False Claims Act Settlement Related to Medicare Fraud On November 20, the Department of Justice announced that it had entered into a settlement with Doctor’s Choice Home Care, Inc, and its former executives related to claims brought by False Claims Act whistleblowers. The settlement resolved a...
On November 16, the Department of Justice announced that it had entered into a settlement with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington, formerly known as Group Health Cooperative (GHC) related to claims brought by a False Claims Act whistleblower. Fake Diagnosis Medicare Fraud Teresa Ross—a former employee for Group...
On October 30, the Department of Justice announced that it had entered into a settlement with Doctor Shoaib Quereshi and Doctor Imran Mirza owners of Memphis Primary Care Specialists, Lunceford Family Health Center, and Getwell Family Medicine related to claims brought by a False Claims Act whistleblower. False Claims...