Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Doe v. Pennsylvania Blue Shield
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided June 16, 1999No. 4:CV-96-0611PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
McCLURE, District Judge.
BACKGROUND:
These related actions were brought by relators Brentley and Linda Hicks under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733, specifically § 3730. Relators filed the first complaint, docketed to No. 4:CV-96-0611, on April 5, 1996. That complaint alleged that defendant Pennsylvania Blue Shield, d/b/a Xact Medicare Services, now known as High-mark Inc., used “force codes” to by-pass computer audits for claims submitted by Medicare Part B providers. An amended complaint was filed on June 12,1996.
Relators filed a second…
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