Doctors are personally paying more settlements under the False Claims Act. In that regard, the Yates memorandum appears to be having its intended effect. The 2015 memo required investigators to focus more on individual liability when resolving fraud investigations. That year only 6 settlements forced doctors to pay when settling complaints filed under the False Claims … Continue Reading
At first glance, Shands Healthcare’s (“Shands”) agreement to pay $26 million to the federal government and the State of Florida appears to be like all the other recently reported health care fraud settlements of whistleblower complaints. Upon closer inspection however, one significant difference stands out: the relator who initially brought the case against Shands was … Continue Reading
