Ohio’s Christ Hospital has tentatively agreed to pay an enormous amount to settle a whistleblower lawsuit leveling claims of health care fraud against the provider. At the core of the suit were allegations concerning the Heart Station—an outpatient cardiology testing unit located within Christ Hospital. The Heart Station performs non-invasive heart procedures, including stress tests, [...]
The United States Supreme Court has ruled that whistleblowers may not file suit on the government’s behalf in cases where the alleged fraud against the federal government was first disclosed in an administrative audit by a state or local government. The federal False Claims Act contains restrictions on when suits can be brought after allegations [...]