Health Paper: "Health Care Provider Perspectives on False Claims Act Enforcement"
6/17/2001
This paper includes:
Case Law Developments
- Background Data on Declined Cases
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States ex. rel. Stevens, 529 U.S. 765 (2000) ("Stevens")
- United States v. Bajakajian, 524 U.S. 321 (1998)
- United States v. Mackby, 243 F. 3d 1159 (9th Cir. 2001)
- United States ex rel. Garibaldi v. Orleans Parish School Board, 244 F .3d 486 (5th Cir. 2001)
- United States ex rel. Dunleavy v. County of Delaware, 2000 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14980 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 12, 2000)
- United States ex. rel. Riley v. St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
Structural Problems with the False Claims Act
- Statutory Penalty Multiplier
- Is a Voluntary Disclosure a Public Disclosure?
- Lack of Incentive for Compliance Programs
- Reliance on Government Advice Should be a Defense
- Wrongdoing Relators Can Recover
- Parasitic Relators Can Recover
Recent Settlements
- HCA- The Healthcare Company
- Fresenius and its U.S. Subsidiary: Fresenius Medical Care North America
- Bayer Corporation
