"Medicare pays very generously for healthcare procedures and paying for patients has been around for a long time. There is one slight problem---paying referral fees to physicians is illegal"
WASHINGTON, DC, November 20, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- According to the Corporate Whistleblower Center, "We are urging a physician practice manager with proof any kind of healthcare service provider is paying kickbacks to medical doctors for medical procedures or surgeries to call us anytime at 866-714-6466. Recently a whistleblower received approximately $1.725 million for this exact type of information.
"If you know something say something and if the information is substantial enough you will get rewarded. Medicare pays very generously for healthcare procedures and paying for patients has been around for a long time. There is one slight problem---paying referral fees to physicians is illegal" http://CorporateWhistleblower.Com
On March 29th, 2018 the Department of Justice announced an $11.5 million dollar-settlement with a healthcare firm that operates radiation therapy centers throughout the United States As part of the settlement the company agreed that it knowingly submitted claims to the Medicare program that violated the Anti‑Kickback Statute. In this instance the whistleblower will receive up to $1.725 million.
The types of healthcare providers that are frequently involved in Stark Anti-Kickback Violations include:
* Physician Owned Medical Practice Groups
* Pharmaceutical Companies
* Blood Testing Labs
* Radiology Clinics
* Hospitals
* Dialysis Centers
* Skilled Nursing Facilities/Rehab Centers
The Whistleblower Center says, "We are urging a healthcare manager who has proof a medical practice group is violating Stark Anti-Kickback Laws to call us anytime at 866-714-6466. Frequently whistleblower rewards involving healthcare companies and kickbacks to medical doctors involve million-dollar plus rewards. We think healthcare whistleblowers are heroes and we want them to get compensated. If you have proof of significant kickback schemes involving Medicare or Medicaid-why sit on a potentially winning lotto ticket without ever knowing what it might be worth? " http://CorporateWhistleblower.Com
Simple rules for a whistleblower from the Corporate Whistleblower Center: Do not go to the government first if you are a major whistleblower. The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "Major whistleblowers frequently go to the government thinking they will help. It's a huge mistake. Do not go to the news media with your whistleblower information. Public revelation of a whistleblower's information could destroy any prospect for a reward. Do not try to force a company or individual to clean about overbilling Medicare or Stark Anti-Kickback Laws. Come to us first, tell us what type of information you have, and if we think it's sufficient, we will help find the right law firms to assist in advancing your information for a reward."
The Corporate Whistleblower Center wants to emphasize there are high quality healthcare whistleblowers in every major city, including Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Miami, Tampa, Dallas, Boston, Baltimore, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Wheeling, Memphis, Montgomery, New Orleans, Saint Louis, Chicago, Madison, Minneapolis, Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Seattle, or any other major city in the nation.
The Corporate Whistleblower Center is the premier advocate for whistleblowers in the United States. Unlike any group in the US, they can assist a potential whistleblower with packaging their information and providing the whistleblower with access to some of the most accomplished whistleblower attorneys in the nation. For more information, a potential whistleblower can contact the Corporate Whistleblower Center anytime at 866-714-6466 or visit http://CorporateWhistleblower.Com
For attribution please refer to the March 2018 Department of Justice press release related to this matter: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/radiation-therapy-company-agrees-pay-115-million-settle-allegations-false-claims-and.
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