Unreported offshore accounts have long been a tool of the rich hoping to evade taxes. While the average American struggles to make ends meet, a few ultra wealthy folks think it is perfectly acceptable to stash a few million bucks in a secret foreign bank account. Worse, offshore accounts are often used by terrorists, organized […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Hears Implied Certification Whistleblower Case
History was made yesterday. The United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Universal Health Services vs. United States of America ex rel Escobar. How the court decides will impact the whistleblower community for years to come. At the heart of the controversy is the so-called “implied certification” doctrine. When the False Claims Act was […]
Medicaid Fraud – Fed Audit Finds 10 States at High Risk
Medicaid fraud costs taxpayers an estimated $17.5 billion per year. Add in Medicare fraud and the costs could be well over $50 billion per year. Congress and regulators have been trying to stop the fraud and save taxpayers money. The Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) required state Medicaid agencies to integrate special coding safeguards into their […]
Two More Oil Businesses Hit the Skids: Goodrich Petroleum and Seventy Seven Energy
Low oil prices have claimed two more casualties, Goodrich Petroleum and Seventy Seven Energy. Since oil prices tanked two years ago, almost 60 U.S. oil and gas and oil service companies have filed for bankruptcy or closed their doors. Even though oil prices have risen slightly, they are still so low that companies can’t make […]
Are Church and Religious Workers Covered by the FLSA?
Congress enacted the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in 1938 as America was beginning to recover from the Great Depression. After years of unemployment, workers would often take any job offered no matter how little they were paid or deplorable the conditions. Knowing this, Congress wanted to include as many workers as possible within the […]
Chamber’s Dumb Arguments Against the Overtime Rule
Many years ago I learned that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce does not represent most businesses. Instead, the Chamber has become beholden to a small percentage of big businesses, often businesses with terrible compliance, safety and environmental records. Unfortunately, it is these same big businesses who pay tens of millions of dollars for lobbyists and […]
The Dark Side of Medicaid Fraud – When Patients Suffer
Usually we post current news stories, including weekly posts about Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Today’s post is different. Although we often read how much money was awarded to whistleblowers or how many years in prison were handed down to the fraudsters, we rarely hear from victims. Unfortunately, healthcare fraud often involves needless human suffering. During […]
Another Shale Bond Default – Energy XXI Ltd.
Energy XXI Ltd filed for bankruptcy this week, the latest victim of low oil prices. There have already been almost 60 oil and gas companies that have filed for bankruptcy since the summer of 2014 with more surely to come. Everyone in the energy and securities industries knows that oil and gas prices are extremely […]
New Jersey Says No to Patient Recruiter Schemes (Medicare Fraud Whistleblower Post)
[Ed. Note: This post discusses New Jersey’s new legislation which criminalizes most patient recruiter schemes. For other states, visit our main patient recruiter Medicare fraud page.] The federal laws only apply when federal health dollars are on the line. That means Medicare and Medicaid. New Jersey has gone one step farther and criminalized patient recruiter […]
Looking for Detroit Tenet – Vanguard Hospital Whistleblowers – Upcoding & Kickback
Last year, Vanguard Health Systems settled Medicare fraud charges related to its former ownership of the Arizona Heart Institute. Vanguard operated hospitals in several states before being acquired by Tenet Healthcare Corporation. Neither company is a stranger to the federal False Claims Act and Medicare fraud charges. We now believe that Vanguard was committing similar […]
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