Centra Health Unable to Stop Psychiatric Services Fraud Claim

Three whistleblowers can move forward with their claim that Centra Health Inc. violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare and Medicaid for psychiatric services at a Virginia hospital that weren’t provided, a federal district court said.

The former Centra employees adequately described the time, place, and contents of false representations in their complaint, as well as the person making the alleged misrepresentation, Judge Norman K. Moon of the US District Court for the Western District of Virginia said.

The complaint satisfied federal pleading requirements by focusing on one doctor that allegedly billed specific patients for services that she didn’t ...