Happy Thanksgiving from Bracker & Marcus
We are thankful for our clients being the courageous whistleblowers that they are. We wish you all a happy Thanksgiving!
The Origin of “Whistleblowers”
We'd like to share this interesting podcast by On The Media discussing the origin of whistleblowers. The term dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. Ben Zimmer, executive editor [...]
UPDATE: EpiPen Rip Offs Continue
An update to our previous blog post: Mylan will pay $465 million in fines to settle claims brought by the U.S. Justice Department. In a rare instance of a corporation being the [...]
EpiPen Rip Offs Continue
EpiPen pricing has been in the headlines often lately. The manufacturer, Mylan, keeps raising the price and ripping off patients. EpiPens went from costing $57 in 2007 to around $600 [...]
CMS Overpays Millions in Meaningful Use Incentives
With the passage of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) in 2009, CMS offered significant incentives to health care providers to encourage the use of [...]
The Largest Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action in DOJ History
Attorney General Jeff Sessions and HHS Secretary Tom Price announced today the largest ever health care fraud enforcement action by the U.S. Medicare Fraud Strike Force. The action involved 412 [...]
Happy Independence Day from Bracker & Marcus!
We wish you and your loved ones a safe and happy holiday!
President Trump Signs Veteran Affairs Whistleblower Legislation
On June 23, 2017, President Trump signed into law the "VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017," designed to enhance whistleblower protections, lowering the standard from a "preponderance of evidence" [...]