June 12, 2017 – Whistleblower lawsuits alleging Medicare fraud have been settled against two diagnostic testing companies, and a California doctor who was alleged to have falsely diagnosed cancer as a means to bill Medicare for expensive surgeries.
Medicare fraud remains a prominent issue that has recently garnered renewed calls for increased federal audits and investigation. A key factor for the prosecution of these suits comes from the involvement of whistleblowers, who were central to these three recent settlements.
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