Nursing Home Chain Reaches Record High False Claims Act Settlement With DOJ
By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law
On October 24, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Life Care Centers of America will be paying $145 million to end False Claims Act (FCA) litigation that alleged the company submitted false claims to Medicare for rehabilitation therapy services that were not necessary. This settlement is a FCA record for the nursing industry and DOJ claims it is the largest in the Department’s history.
Who Blew The Whistle?
Tammie Taylor and Glenda Martin, the two whistle blowers and former employees of Life Care, will be splitting the $29 million cut of the payout […]