U.S. Intervenes in Whistleblower Suit against Community Health Systems and New Mexico Hospitals

Nolan and Auerbach — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:46:35 +0000

The United States is intervening in a whistleblower suit that alleges that Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS) and three of its hospitals in New Mexico violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by presenting the government with false claims for federal matching Medicaid funds.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, which made this announcement March 6, 2009, the suit was filed under the qui tam or whistleblower provisions of the FCA by Robert Baker, a former revenue manager in CHS’s corporate office.

The relator’s complaint alleges that, beginning in 2000, CHS and its hospitals improperly obtained federal funds through the New Mexico Sole Community Provider Fund (SCPF) and Sole Community Hospital Supplemental Payments (SCHSP) Medicaid programs.

To review the DOH press release, go to http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/March/09-civ-200.html. Or, for more information about the False Claims Act or qui tam whistleblower law, contact Nolan and Auerbach, PA.

Feds Sue Nursing Home Company

Nolan and Auerbach — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:29:56 +0000

Cathedral Rock Corporation of Ft. Worth, Texas, which operates five nursing homes in St. Louis, Missouri has to now defend itself against a medicaid fraud lawsuit brought by federal authorities for violations of the False Claims Act. The lawsuit was brought by two whistleblower nurses who complained that patients were being neglected and that the facilities provided “worthless” health care.

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U.S. Intervenes in Whistleblower Suit against Community Health Systems and New Mexico Hospitals

Feds Sue Nursing Home Company