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(This article originally ran in Lawyers Weekly USA, Boston, MA, another Dolan Media publication).
A county worker allegedly constructively discharged for reporting misconduct by her co-workers can't sue for retaliation under the federal False Claims Act because her claim is governed by an analogous state statute of limitations, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
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This proposed rule would require providers and suppliers receiving funds under the Medicare program to report and return overpayments by the later of the date which is 60 days after the date on which the overpayment was identified; or any corresponding cost report is due, if applicable.
...Because of staff and resource limitations, we cannot accept comments by facsimile (FAX) tran... to ensure compliance with applicable statutes, promote the furnishing of high quality care, and ...(d) of the Act and could face potential False Claims Act liability, Civil Monetary Penalties Law...
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...) While the federal False Claims Act has a statute of limitations that ranges between six and 10 year...
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... what it means and means what it says in a statute. Dodd's reliance on ¶6(3)'s second clause to iden... using and possessing a passport obtained by false statement in violation of 18 U. S. C. §1546(a). H... on which the facts supporting the claim or claims presented could have been discovered through the e... . We recognize that the statute of limitations in ¶6(3) makes it difficult for applicants filing...
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...3729(b)(3)) for purposes of federal False Claims Act liability. . 3. Who does this new rule ... of the Stark physician self-referral statute, and . Overpayments that arise due to a violation ... federal False Claims Act statute of limitations. . The health care provider and legal communities ...
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... risk liability under the federal False Claims Act,2 administrative penalties under the Ci... the outer limit of the False Claims Act statute of limitations. CMS does not address how the lookb...
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- United States of America, Ex Rel. Edyth L. Sikkenga, and Edyth L. Sikkenga, on Her Own Behalf, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Regence Bluecross Blueshield of Utah, Formerly Known as Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Utah; Associated Regional and University Pathologists, Inc.; John P. Mitchell; Jed H. Pitcher; and Frank Brown, Defendants-Appellees. United States of America; Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund; Adminastar Federal, Inc.; Bluecross Blueshield Association; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama; Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas; Bluecross Blueshield of Montana; Bluecross Blueshield of Nebraska; Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee; Healthnow New York, Inc.; Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company; Noridian Mutual Insurance Company; Premera Bluecross; United Government Services, L.L.C.; Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Corporation; Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Governor of Utah, Amici Curiae., 472 F.3d 702 (10th Cir. 2006)
...," Edyth Sikkenga brought suit under the False Claims Act ("FCA"), 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a), alleging... 2 because it was barred by the FCA's statute of limitations; Claim 3 because Sikkenga failed to...
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... risk liability under the federal False Claims Act,2 administrative penalties under the Ci... the outer limit of the False Claims Act statute of limitations. CMS does not address how the lookb...
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[...] several states have made improvements and now have litigation climates that favor growth and job creation since this Guide was first presented in 2007. Various medical associations list the Commonwealth as "extreme crisis" for health care, owing in large measure to exorbitant liability insurance fostered by medical malpractice lawsuits.
... evidence standards, and extend statutes of repose, among other proposals. They are constan... weaken the causation standard in asbestos claims, provide a path to remove certain asbestos cases f... to seek damages against businesses for "false claims," and repeal the "paid or incurred" rule th... allowing for extended statutes of limitations for new civil actions where a prior action was dis...
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... is subject to liability under the Federal False Claims Act, which exposes the provider or supplier... violations of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, CMS acknowledges that in certain instances (e.g.,... of the False Claims Act statute of limitations. This would mean SRDP disclosures would also be su...