Understanding the Framework of The False Claims Act and Hospital Fraud.

A whistle blower or qui tam lawsuit can provide financial rewards to individuals who provide information that a company, hospital or individual has defrauded the government. The primary statutes under which this relief may be sought are the federal and state False Claims Acts ("FCAs�). State and federal governments pay hundreds of billions of dollars each year for pharmaceutical drugs, medical devices, hospital care, and nursing home care through Medicare, Medicaid, and other programs. Thus, the Whistle blower Protection Act is often applied in the health care industry to fight fraud, and specifically fraud committed by hospitals. Whistle blowers who report this fraud receive 15-25% of the amount recovered.

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