Market Intelligence Resource | October 1, 2013
Ruling In U.S. v. Tuomey Healthcare
October 1, 2013
Ruling In U.S. v. Tuomey Healthcare
The lawsuit, U.S. ex rel Drakeford v Tuomey Healthcare System Inc., was filed in 2005 as a whistleblower complaint. It alleged that Tuomey Healthcare System violated federal Medicare and Medicaid kickback statutes under the Stark Law and the False Claims Act. In May 2013, a jury found the system guilty of submitting false claims and violating the kickback statutes. The government demanded civil penalties and triple damages for 21,730 false claims for reimbursement. In this order, the court imposed judgment to repay actual damages of $39 million plus . . .
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