A 27 year old big pharma sales representative committed suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming train. While that story alone is tragic, the reasons for his suicide deserve discussion. According to a headline story in the New York Times (“Driven to Suicide by Pressure to Sell Medicine”), Ashish Awasthi took his own life because he […]
Whistleblowers Claim Hospital Orders too Many Surgeries
Few patients enjoy going to the hospital. Even fewer want to face surgery and the long recovery that usually occurs afterwards. Three whistleblowers (two doctors and a medical technician) accused the University of Pittsburg Medical Center and several physician groups of “encouraging and promoting the performance of medically unnecessary surgeries.” Without admitting any wrongdoing, the […]
Whistleblower Receives $4.5 Million Award
The U.S. Department of Justice settled a whistleblower lawsuit for $17 million. The suit claimed that Lexington Medical Center (LMC) paid kickbacks to physicians in return for referrals. Kickbacks have long been illegal when federal or state healthcare dollars are involved. As part of the settlement, Dr. David Hammett, a former LMC physician, should receive […]
Janesville (WI) Pharmacist Arrested for Medicare Fraud
[Updated June 2019] A well known pharmacist in Janesville, Wisconsin was arrested and charged with 46 counts of Medicaid and Medicare fraud. Federal agents with the Department of Health and Human Services charged pharmacist Mark Johnson with bilking state and federal taxpayers of $1 million. Charges include Medicaid and Medicare fraud, making false statements and […]
Tenet Healthcare – the Most Despicable Name in Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare is in the news again. And the news isn’t very good. Yesterday’s headline in the Atlanta Business Chronicle was “Tenet Healthcare Agrees to Plead Guilty in Atlanta Kickback Scheme.” Today’s Dallas Morning News says, “Investors Warned of Tenet Healthcare’s Legal Payouts, Streak of Losses.” Both stories are about a tentative deal between prosecutors […]
Open Medicare Fraud Investigation: Dr Alberto Manahan
As a leading national whistleblower firm, we receive many tips. In fact, we receive tips everyday. Most are from “insiders” – billing clerks, nurses, therapists and former employees. Those folks have the best window seat for Medicaid and Medicare fraud claims. Sometimes, however, we get a tip from a patient. Unfortunately, those folks are often […]
BREAKING: Hospital Faces FLSA Wage Suit for Docking Nurses Pay
Anyone who has worked in a busy hospital knows just how hectic things can get. As I write this post at 1:15 in the afternoon on a Saturday, my good friend (an anesthesiologist) is still at work at a local hospital. He has been there since 7:00 pm last night. Sometimes you get downtime and […]
US Contractors Tagged for Iraq, Afghanistan Reconstruction Fraud
The United States spends billions of dollars in the Middle East. While much of the money is spent on military spending, billions are also spent on reconstruction efforts. Much of that money has flowed into war torn Iraq and Afghanistan. Unfortunately, the Justice Department and Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction claim much of our […]
Whistleblower Helps Feds Nab Medicare Fraud Suspect
Do you remember the game Monopoly? In the original edition there are “Chance” cards, some of which tell the player to “Go Directly to Jail, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200.” Diana Jocelyn Gumila is headed there today. Convicted of Medicare fraud, she will be spending the next 6 years behind bars. Upon […]
Whistleblower Suit Accuses Frontier of $42 Million Fraud
Frontier Communications has grown from a sleepy rural telecommunications carrier to the 4th largest provider of digital subscriber services. Now offering traditional phone service, Internet and digital TV, the company has a presence all over the United States. In West Virginia, a competitor has brought a federal whistleblower lawsuit claiming that a Frontier subsidiary has […]
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