Tennessee False Claims Act Lawyer Reports Sleep Clinic Medicare Fraud

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The Tennessee False Claims Act provides incentives for Tennessee whistleblowers reporting fraudulent activities impacting the government over a broad area. A qui tam lawsuit can be filed in federal court alleging violation of the False Claims Act. In Jacksonville, Florida, federal prosecutors have settled part of a lawsuit brought by a qui tam relator alleging a sleep clinic intentionally billed the government for millions of dollars of services that were not medically necessary and in some instances were never performed.  The complaint alleges that the defendants, including four physicians and one sleep clinic, knowingly submitted false claims.

A Tennessee sleep clinic cannot fraudulently bill Medicare or TennCare for unnecessary or unperformed work.  Such an action is tantamount to a claim under the Tennessee False Claims Act, which must be filed under seal in federal court.  Our team of lawyers represents relators under the False Claims Act. Visit here for more information.

In the Florida sleep clinic case, the relator (and government) alleged that the Sleep Medicine Clinic and Dr. Hubert Zachary and Dr. George Restea submitted claims for polysomnographic sleep studies that were not medically necessary, not conducted appropriately by licensed individuals or were not actually performed.  Tennessee Medicare Fraud is not allowed and may be challenged by a whistleblower. The Sleep Center has agreed to pay $200,000 to resolve claims and be excluded from participation in federal health care programs for 8 years.  Dr. Restea agreed to pay nearly $100,000 to settle the claims.

The government will move forward against two other doctors: Dr. John DeCerce and Dr. George Young, whom the government contends merely lent their name to the Sleep Clinic in exchange for compensation. For example, the Complaint alleges that Dr. Young signed Durable Medical Equipment orders for patients that he never saw and sleep study interventions even when the machines allegedly performing the approved studies were broken.

The relator, a former employee named Donna Nichols, will receive more than $60,000 as a relator fee.  Such a fee is allowed under the Tennessee False Claims Act.

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We help whistleblowers on a contingency basis, meaning there is no fee charged for our work unless there is a recovery. We also front any and all expenses. No matter where you are located — we will represent you. We will come to you, you will not have to come to us. Attorneys in our firm and attorneys that we work with on Whistleblower, Qui Tam, False Claims Act cases have represented a host of persons making claims, for violations of federal tax law, Medicare law and more. For more information, please contact our team of whitsleblower and qui tam attorneys today.

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