The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Rush University Medical Center agreed to settle a qui tam lawsuit alleging that Rush violated the Federal False Claims Act (FCA). The lawsuit, filed on July 12, 2004, alleged that Rush had violated the FCA by submitting certain false claims for payment to…
On January 27, 2010, leaders of the American Dental Association (ADA), American Medical Association (AMA), American Osteopathic Association (AOA), and the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Jon Leibovitz requesting that health professionals be excluded from the “Red Flags” Rule, a…