False Claims Act Update & Alert
Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund | Washington, D.C. | WWW.TAF.ORG December  12, 2006
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			TAF On CBS Evening News TAF President Jim Moorman was interviewed by CBS Evening News about the Omnicare settlements.  Omnicare has already paid $102 million, and more investigations are underway.  >> To read or view
			A Primer on State FCAs  Congress has given states a cash incentive to partner with the Federal Government in the fight against fraud. Under the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, States with a qualifying FCA will get an increased share of Federal money in Medicaid settlements. >> For background info
			NJ Owes Millions in DSH Payments New Jersey relied on accounting firm Deloitte to identify unclaimed expenses that could be billed to Medicare, and the firm incorrectly included $171.4 million in their tally.  Now, CMS has asked the state to repay the federal share of the money paid to University Hospital, Newark.  University hospital is owned by University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.  >> To read the HHS OIG report
			Whatever You Send Us is Fine The computer at the Dept. of Interior's Mineral Management Service was programmed in such a way that it overwrote the amount owed to the Government with the amount actually paid.  In short, if Exxon owed the Government $500 million dollars for oil and gas pumped off of public lands, and the company sent in a check for $500,000, the books were automatically "made good" by synchronizing the debt and income columns.  >> To read more
			Wheelchair Scam Artist Nailed Houston psychiatrist Lewis Gottlieb has been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay millions to Medicare and Medicaid for his involvement in a motorized wheelchair scam in which he was paid $200 to sign certificates of medical necessity and required those who got certificates to sign a form indicating they needed psychiatric services and that he could bill Medicare for those unneeded services. >> To read more
			We Would Like to Hear From You If you are a billing records manager, a project manager, a comptroller, or a government contract auditor and you believe you are aware of fraud against the Federal Government or any of several states, you may be thinking of filing a False Claims Act lawsuit.  Before you do that, though, we recommend taking this Quick Quiz to see if you have the basics of a False Claims Act case. >> Quick Quiz