Volunteers of America Unit Must Face Whistleblower’s Fraud Suit

A former assessor with Volunteers of America South Central Louisiana Inc. can continue her suit accusing the organization of improperly billing Medicaid in violation of the False Claims Act, but the organization’s parent company is dismissed from the litigation.

Whistleblower Natasha Dixon adequately alleged that VOASCL supervisors instructed employees to make false statements to ensure Medicaid coverage for nursing home patients, US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Judge S. Maurice Hicks Jr. said in a Nov. 20 order partially denying a motion to dismiss.

Volunteers of America Inc., the Virginia-based parent corporation, showed that the court lacks ...