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January 3, 2014 — What action can health care employees take to prevent Medicaid from being deluged with false claims by pharmacy benefit management companies? To tackle the problem, the U.S. Justice Department relies on information from health care insiders. The federal False Claims Act includes qui tam provisions that enable insiders to file suit for the benefit of the government. To...

January 2, 2014 — The U.S. Department of Justice depends on whistleblowers to help the government recoup millions of dollars each year that could be lost to unscrupulous Medicare scams. The qui tam language in the federal False Claims Act gives health care insiders a powerful weapon for tackling fraud in their industry. In return for bringing a claim on the government’s behalf, insiders...

December 31, 2013 — Each year, whistleblowers collaborate with the U.S. Justice Department to help the government recover millions of dollars that would otherwise be squandered on phony Medicare claims. The federal False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions give health care insiders the tools they need to help combat fraudulent health care claims. In return for filing a whistleblower claim on...

December 30, 2013 — The U.S. government is no stranger to false claims from government contractors. But what can inside employees do to end an employer’s fraudulent claims against the government? When false claims are made, the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act give conscientious tipsters an effective way to tackle the issue head-on by filing suit for the government in...

December 27, 2013 — What action can health care workers take to prevent Medicare from being bombarded with fraudulent claims filed by durable medical equipment suppliers and other health care providers? To tackle the problem, the U.S. Justice Department counts on information from health care insiders. The False Claims Act includes qui tam language that empowers insiders to file a...

December 26, 2013 — The U.S. Justice Department depends on tips from whistleblowers to help the government recover millions of dollars annually that might be lost to unscrupulous Medicare scams. The qui tam language in the False Claims Act gives health care employees a powerful weapon for fighting fraud in their industry. In exchange for filing a claim on the government’s behalf, insiders...

December 24, 2013 — In 2010, the U.S. Congress made provision for a financial fraud whistleblower program as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Tipsters who notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about an advisor’s failure to disclose principal transactions, or other securities law violations, may be eligible for handsome...

December 23, 2013 — What can health care workers do to stop our nation’s Medicare program from being deluged with fraudulent claims filed by hospitals, doctors and other health care providers? To tackle the problem, the government relies on tips from health care insiders. The False Claims Act incorporates qui tam language that allows conscientious tipsters to bring a lawsuit for the...

December 20, 2013 — It is well known that the U.S. military is no stranger to false claims from government contractors. Is there anything that inside employees can do to stop contractors that are ripping off the government? When fraud occurs, the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act give conscientious informants the means to tackle the problem directly by filing suit in federal court...

December 19, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Justice relies on whistleblowers to stop companies from cheating the government. The qui tam provisions in the False Claims Act give inside employees the tools they need to thwart fraudulent attempts to escape the payment of duties on imported products. In exchange for filing a lawsuit on behalf of the federal government, informants are rewarded...