February 26, 2018
Posted April 30, 2018
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, Inc. paid $1,655,000 to settle claims it violated the False Claims Act by submitting outpatient laboratory claims lacking documentation necessary to support reimbursement by Medicare and Medicaid. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by Amy Beth Main. She will receive a whistleblower award from the proceeds of the government’s recovery. DOJ (VT)
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