Stalley Ex Rel. United States v. Catholic Health Initiatives

ORDER

HOWARD, District Judge.

Plaintiff filed this action on behalf of the United States of America seeking to recover monies he claims is owed Medicare under the Medicare Secondary Payer (“MSP”) statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1395y(b)(2). This action is one of many recently filed by plaintiff in several jurisdictions. 1

Plaintiff alleges that “on numerous occasions,” defendant Medicare-participating health care provider Catholic Health Initiatives (“CHI”), “by and through its employees and agents, caused harm to Medicare recipients who were patients in CHI’s hospitals, thereby triggering legal obligation…