Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Conner v. Salina Regional Health Center, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2008No. 07-3033, 07-3035PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Brian E. Conner, M.D., and Brian E. Conner, M.D., Chartered 1 (“Conner”) brought this qui tam action on behalf of the United States and against Salina Regional Health Center, Inc. (“SRHC”), alleging, among other things, violations of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. Conner asserted that SRHC violated the FCA by seeking payment for Medicare services rendered while in violation of a host of Medicare regulations and statutes. His theory of falsity under the FCA is premised on the observation that each time SRHC files an “annual cost report” with the…
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