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Recent Supreme Court Ruling Expands Reach of the False Claim Act

Published on Tue Aug 23, 2016

Does an improper licensed provider submission constitute a false claim under the law? The US Supreme Court recently released its decision on the case of Universal Health Services. v. U.S. ex rel. Escobar, in which a young woman received mental health and therapeutic services from healthcare providers employed by Universal Health Services (UHS).  The young woman later had a fatal [...]
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