Sutter Health recently settled allegations of mischarging the Medicare Advantage Program. The $90 million settlement is the second-largest settlement under the False Claims Act against a hospital provider, the second-largest in California. The settlement resolves a...
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Healthcare Fraud
Gymnasts allege the FBI and others turned a blind eye on Nassar
Official USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar systematically abused hundreds of girls and women, and he was finally charged in 2016 with federal child pornography offenses and sexual abuse charges in Michigan. Nassar pled guilty in 2017, but gymnasts believe that...
These acts help protect healthcare whistleblowers
There are some general protections to whistleblowers, but the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act adds specific protections for those in the healthcare industry. It specifically protects workers from retaliation if they report violations. The act defines...
What is a pharmaceutical kickback?
When a medical doctor or clinician is given a monetary incentive to prescribe a medicine, product or device to patients, this is known as a pharmaceutical kickback. How common are pharmaceutical kickbacks? A 2015 study by the JAMA found that almost half- 48% of all...