A whistleblower can advance her False Claims Act suit alleging that Healthcare Associates of Texas Inc. and others defrauded Medicare by seeking payment for services performed by noncredentialed providers, among other claims.
Cheryl Taylor plausibly alleged that Healthcare Associates billed Medicare despite failing to comply with a regulation stating that Medicare can’t be billed until a provider’s application is approved, Chief Judge David C. Godbey of the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas said in a May 5 opinion.
Her complaint clearly stated that the doctors’ names on bills submitted to Medicare weren’t the doctors that ...
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