by admin | Apr 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thanks to whistleblowers and the False Claims Act, in the past ten years the federal government has recovered $602 million from contractors accused of overcharging the Government under Multiple Award Schedule (“MAS”) contracts. Whistleblowers have received...
by admin | Mar 23, 2017 | Uncategorized
Over the past few years, skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have been at the epicenter of kickback schemes designed to rip off Medicare and Medicaid. Thanks to several whistleblowers, the Government has collected more than $150 million from SNFs and their partners for...
by admin | Mar 20, 2017 | Uncategorized
Thanks to whistleblowers and the False Claims Act, in the past 36 months the government has settled two major cases against skilled nursing homes that it says provided worthless services to patients. A third case against a Tennessee SNF chain is pending. Perhaps the...
by admin | Mar 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Have you heard the one about the farmer that had 154 sheep standing out in a field? He wanted more, so he rounded them up and then he had 200. A cute joke unless the farmer then sells you the sheep and charges you for 200! Unfortunately, some skilled nursing...
by admin | Mar 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
Medicare pays for therapy because it can foster healing and rehabilitation for sick patients. But can there be too much of a good thing? The answer, unfortunately, is yes. Medicare pays skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) based on the amount of medical services they...
