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Whistleblowers Win Big With Lawsuits Against Hospice Chain

Debility diagnoses, medical director relationships in the fraud spotlight. Two more reminders of why you need to be on guard against employee whistleblower lawsuits were announced recently. As a result of qui tam lawsuits filed by four former employees, Compassionate Care Hospice Group Inc. and two of its subsidiaries will pay $4.4 million to settle fraud charges. In just one [...]
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