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Today on Fraud in America, we’re covering a case involving a massive fraud on Medicare Advantage (also known as Medicare Part C).
In 2021, Sutter Health settled a whistleblower lawsuit for $90 million that alleged Sutter intentionally or recklessly submitted inaccurate medical diagnosis codes, inflating its reimbursements from Medicare Advantage.
The whistleblower on this case, Kathy Ormsby, joins us today to discuss her journey, the case, and how this type of fraud puts patient safety at risk.
In addition to Kathy, Kate Scanlan, her lawyer, joined as well. Kate is a Partner at Keller Grover.
Acadia Healthcare is a massive for-profit chain of psychiatric hospitals, who recently settled a False Claims Act case for nearly $20 million.
In today’s episode, one of the whistleblowers, Jamie Clark Thompson, sits down with us to lay out the massive corporate fraud behind the case, holding...
Published 11/13/24
Dr. Rayme Edler became the Medical Director of Escambia County, Florida after she flagged issues with the treatment of patients by the county’s emergency medical services.
Once on the inside, she tried to enact changes to ensure the county medical professionals were properly licensed. Then the...
Published 10/30/24