Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Thompson v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided August 18, 1998No. Civil Action C-95-110PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HARMON, District Judge.
The above referenced qui tam action alleges that since 1990 Defendants (a health care provider and affiliated entities) submitted false or fraudulent Medicare reimbursement claims in violation of the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729 1 et seq. (West 1983 and 1997 Supp.), and violated the Medicare anti-kickback statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b) (West 1991 & 1997 Supp.), 2 and two versions of the Medicare self-referral statute (commonly known as the “Stark” laws), 42 U.S.C. § 1395nn (West 1992 and 1997 Supp.). 3
As the Court summarized in its recent order,…
2Cases cited85 opinions
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3Cited by53 opinions
- United States v. Community Health Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
- United States Ex Rel. Karvelas v. Melrose-Wakefield HospitalCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004
- McCall v. ScottCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- United States Ex Rel. Conner v. Salina Regional Health Center, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
- United States Ex Rel. Hockett v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 2007
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