Whistleblower News From The Inside -- May 7, 2018

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

 Nevada surgery group pays $1.5M to settle FCA suit – Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeons of Nevada, Inc. (CTS) has resolved allegations that it billed Medicare, Medicaid, and the VA for surgeries that were never performed and for more expensive surgeries than the ones actually performed. USAO Nevada

New Jersey construction company pays $1.5M to settle FCA suit – Ranco Construction, a company that executed many public construction contracts, has settled allegations that it paid workers a lower hourly wage than required by state and federal law while reporting to authorities that they were paying the lawful minimum wage. Ranco allegedly falsified payroll records to cover up evidence of the fraud. The scheme was brought to light by a whistleblower, a former electrician at Ranco, who will receive a reward of over $150k. USAO New Jersey

Iowa DME provider pays over $189K to settle healthcare fraud charges – Mercy Respiratory Care and Med Supply has settled allegations that it overbilled Iowa’s Medicaid program. According to the allegations, in some cases the company continued to charge for DME after the equipment was full paid off. USAO Southern District of Iowa