At Bracker & Marcus, we are passionate about providing updates and keeping our community informed on news and law regulations related to the False Claims Act throughout the United States.

20 01, 2021

CMS Issues Final Rule with Changes and Clarifications to the Stark Law

2023-07-12T21:28:42-04:00By |Bracker & Marcus Firm News & Updates, False Claims Act Blog|

November 20, 2020 was a big day for False Claims Act lawyers. Just in time for Thanksgiving weekend, we received three gifts:  (1) A draft of the Centers for Medicare [...]

3 12, 2020

Blowing the Whistle is Not for the Faint of Heart

2023-07-12T21:30:25-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

It is important to hire competent False Claims Act counsel to protect you from employer retaliation.   The Federal False Claims Act and those states that have passed state-level FCA [...]

26 10, 2020

Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning To Breathe Free

2023-07-12T21:30:28-04:00By |Bracker & Marcus Firm News & Updates, False Claims Act Blog|

Bracker & Marcus LLC Litigates False Claims Act Cases That Other Relator’s Counsel Turns Away In last week’s blog post, I mentioned that Bracker & Marcus LLC practices differently from [...]

30 07, 2020

Comfort Community Center, LLC Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $150,000

2023-07-12T21:30:39-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News, Whistleblower Retaliation Blog|

Whistleblower Alleged that the Adult Day Care Provider Overbilled Georgia Medicaid for Developmentally Disabled Adults Bracker & Marcus LLC is pleased to announce a $150,000 False Claims Act settlement with [...]

13 07, 2020

Universal Health Services, Inc. Settles False Claims Act Allegations for $117 Million

2023-07-12T21:30:40-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Healthcare Fraud Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

The settlement resolves eighteen qui tam lawsuits alleging healthcare fraud and mistreatment of psychiatric and behavioral health patients. Bracker & Marcus LLC is pleased to announce a $117 million False [...]

1 05, 2020

IRS Issued 181 Awards to Whistleblowers in Fiscal Year 2019

2023-07-12T21:30:50-04:00By |Bracker & Marcus Firm News & Updates, False Claims Act Blog, Whistleblower Blog & News|

IRS Whistleblowers Were Paid More than $120 Million The IRS recently issued its annual report for Fiscal Year 2019 Whistleblower Awards, disclosing that made 181 awards totaling more than $120 [...]

25 03, 2020

Reminder to Report Suspected COVID-19 Fraud

2023-07-12T21:30:54-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Healthcare Fraud Blog|

Fraud Against Medicare Beneficiaries Likely Due to Vulnerability Unfortunately in times of crisis, there are predators looking for opportunities to benefit. The Department of Justice announced this week that it has [...]

5 03, 2020

Atlanta Hospice Company Agrees to Settle False Claims Act Allegations for $1.75 Million

2023-07-12T21:30:56-04:00By |False Claims Act Blog, Healthcare Fraud Blog|

Former Compliance Director Represented by Bracker & Marcus LLC Bracker & Marcus LLC is pleased to announce the intervention and settlement of claims of False Claims Act violations raised against [...]