May 9, 2017
Posted May 30, 2017
California-based radiation therapy center Valley Tumor Medical Group agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations it submitted fraudulent bills over a nearly 10-year period to three government-run healthcare programs for unsupervised radiation oncology services. The allegations originated in a whistleblower lawsuit filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act by former Valley Tumor employee Jared Shindler. He will received a whistleblower award of $555,000 from the proceeds of the government’s recovery. DOJ (CDCA)
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