‘Qui Tam Whistleblower’ Category
October 22, 2014 October 22, 2014 — Dental Medicaid fraud may go unreported by dental clinic insiders who are forced by their financial circumstances to keep their heads down and hold onto their jobs. But when they are asked to take part in a Medicaid fraud scheme, many employees with private equity dental clinics decide to speak to a lawyer. When whistleblowers bring a lawsuit against unethical dental...
October 20, 2014 October 20, 2014 — The federal False Claims Act allows health care insiders to bring a whistleblower lawsuit on behalf of the United States. The government relies on tipsters to protect the integrity of our federal healthcare programs for those who need them. When doctors harm patients and bilk the system by overbilling Medicare for cancer treatments that are unnecessary, they put the...
October 17, 2014 October 17, 2014 — Medicare exists to help seniors who need and deserve medical treatment. Medicare fraud by unethical nursing homes or the medical providers with whom they contract only makes health care costs more expensive for everyone. The U.S. Justice Department depends on courageous whistleblowers to notify the government about Medicare fraud by bringing a False Claims Act lawsuit. The...
October 15, 2014 October 15, 2014 — A federal anti-kickback statute makes it a crime to pay doctors to prescribe drugs or medical devices that are reimbursed by federal healthcare programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. Since the Anti-Kickback Statute was amended in 2010, violations of this statute automatically violate the federal False Claims Act. When medical device manufacturers make improper payments to...
October 13, 2014 October 13, 2014 — The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is an effective tool for deterring corporations from attempting to win or retain contracts abroad by paying bribes or presenting expensive gifts to foreign government officials or their family members. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 provides substantial financial rewards to insiders who blow the...
October 10, 2014 October 10, 2014 — Dental Medicaid fraud rarely goes unnoticed by clinic employees. But many insiders just keep their heads down and do their jobs — until they are expected to participate. That’s the point at which many seek legal advice about filing a False Claims Act lawsuit to stop their employers’ billing fraud schemes against Medicaid. Under the qui tam provisions of the Act,...
October 8, 2014 October 8, 2014 — The federal False Claims Act allows health care insiders to bring a whistleblower lawsuit on behalf of the United States. The government counts on tipsters to protect the integrity of our federal healthcare programs. When medical providers bilk the system by overbilling Medicare for home health care services that are unnecessary or not provided at all, they put the continued...
October 6, 2014 October 6, 2014 — Publicly traded companies are required to file accurate quarterly and annual reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Otherwise, a company’s SEC filings can easily be misused to mislead investors and the SEC. Investors can suffer devastating losses that wipe out an entire life savings for retirement or a child’s college education. To redress the problem...
October 1, 2014 October 1, 2014 — Company executives owe it to their shareholders to protect their interests by making truthful public announcements concerning the company’s position. When corporate executives artificially pump up the company’s share price and then dump the stock on unsuspecting investors, that’s securities fraud. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank...
September 29, 2014 September 29, 2014 — To help fight corruption and fraud in the securities market, the U.S. Congress initiated a whistleblower program as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The program authorizes awards for informants who alert the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to credible, specific and timely information concerning an imminent or ongoing...
