Whistleblowers Share in $13.4 Million Hospital Fraud Settlement

New York Downtown hospital has agreed to pay $13.4 million to resolve claims that it defrauded Medicare and Medicaid by submitting false claims for an inpatient detoxification program. The settlement is the result of lawsuits brought by two individuals under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. As a reward for blowing the whistle on fraud, the relators will receive between 15% and...