United States of America et al v. AseraCare Inc et al
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February 27, 2020
AseraCare To Pay $1M To End High-Profile $200M FCA Saga
AseraCare announced Thursday that it would pay just $1 million to settle the hospice chain's high-profile and lengthy Medicare billing dispute with the U.S. Department of Justice, which once sought more than $200 million worth of claims under the False Claims Act.
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February 26, 2020
DOJ, AseraCare Reach Deal Ending Landmark FCA Saga
The U.S. Department of Justice and hospice chain AseraCare will settle a more than $200 million False Claims Act suit over Medicare billing, putting to rest a high-profile dispute that has dragged on for more than a decade, according to a pair of dismissal stipulations filed Wednesday.
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January 01, 2020
Health Care Cases To Watch In 2020
Health care litigation in the 2020s is poised for a roaring start as opioid suits head to trial, defense attorneys trumpet a U.S. Supreme Court decision on Medicare rulemaking, the Affordable Care Act faces another life-or-death legal showdown and conservative justices consider curtailing abortion rights. Here, Law360 explains key cases to watch as the new decade gets underway.
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November 19, 2019
DOJ, AseraCare Clash Over Next Steps In FCA Saga
The U.S. Department of Justice and hospice chain AseraCare have staked out their views over whether the government can reopen discovery in a $200 million False Claims Act suit after an appeals court erased the company's win because of a judge's failure to consider shady terminal illness certifications.
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July 01, 2016
The Top Gov't Contracts Cases Of 2016: Midyear Report
An unusual pair of rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court, including the court's upholding of a contentious theory of False Claims Act liability that's perhaps the most important decision for contractors in years, headline several prominent government contract cases that the justices resolved in the first half of 2016.
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May 27, 2016
DOJ To Appeal Epic Loss In AseraCare FCA Case
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday said it will appeal its stunning defeat in a False Claims Act case against hospice chain AseraCare Inc., setting the stage for more drama and a precedent-setting battle at the Eleventh Circuit.
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March 31, 2016
AseraCare Triumphs Over DOJ In $200M FCA Suit
An Alabama federal judge on Thursday threw out a $200 million False Claims Act suit targeting Medicare billing by hospice chain AseraCare Inc., dealing a blow to the U.S. Department of Justice and capping one of the most extraordinary court battles in FCA history.
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December 24, 2015
Health Care Cases To Watch In 2016
The health care industry's legal docket in 2016 is jam-packed with momentous litigation that will shape the future of False Claims Act liability, Affordable Care Act coverage and abortion rights. Here are key cases to watch in the year ahead.
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December 07, 2015
DOJ Warns Judge Against Nixing AseraCare FCA Case
The U.S. Department of Justice has warned an Alabama federal judge against freeing hospice chain AseraCare from a major False Claims Act case, arguing that the judge is wrongly treating the dispute as nothing more than a difference of opinion about appropriate services.
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October 26, 2015
AseraCare Gets New Trial After Judge Errs In Jury Instructions
An Alabama federal judge said she erred in her jury instructions and ordered a new trial in a high-profile False Claims Act case that used statistical sampling to determine the extent of alleged overbilling of Medicare for hospice services by AseraCare Inc.