ST. LUKE'S HEALTH NETWORK, INC. et al v. LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL et al
Case Number:
5:18-cv-02157
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Nature of Suit:
Other Statutes: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
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October 12, 2021
Pa. Hospital Can't Avoid Overpayment RICO Suit
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Tuesday declined to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit brought by a group of hospitals claiming that Lancaster General Hospital unlawfully pocketed millions in state funding by submitting inflated health care claims, finding that the hospitals sufficiently pled a racketeering fraud scheme.
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July 15, 2021
Judge Questions Gov't Reports In Hospital Overpayment Case
A Pennsylvania federal judge questioned during a hearing on Thursday whether a state auditor's discovery of millions in overpayments to Lancaster General Hospital from a fund providing reimbursements for treating uninsured patients could be considered an indicator of fraud in a racketeering case brought by a group of competing hospitals.
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April 01, 2020
Pa. Audit Backs Hospitals' RICO Suit, 3rd Circ. Told
A Pennsylvania state audit chronicled a yearslong pattern of alleged wrongdoing by a Keystone State hospital that cost competitors $9 billion in special services funding, a proposed class of health care facilities told the Third Circuit on Tuesday in a bid to reinstate its Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act claim.
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September 13, 2019
Racketeering Claim Axed In $9M Hospital Overbilling Suit
A proposed class of health care facilities has failed to show that alleged racketeering by a Pennsylvania hospital caused them to lose out on $9 million in funding for services to low-income patients, a federal judge has ruled in axing the claims.
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May 23, 2018
UPenn Health Care Group Accused Of Overbilling State $9M
A network of Pennsylvania hospitals has filed a proposed class action accusing a hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania of hogging $9 million in a general fund set up by the state to pay for care for low-income residents by knowingly submitting bogus claims, lowering the reimbursements available for other facilities.