Legal Opinion
United States v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 26, 1998No. 95-6429PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Frank E. Body appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claim against Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama (“BCBSA”) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Body, a former employee of BCBSA, brought suit as a qui tam relator under the False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-33 (1994), alleg ing that BCBSA, in its role as a fiscal intermediary for Medicare Part A claims in Alabama, knowingly presented or caused to be presented false or fraudulent claims to the United States government in violation of 31 U.S.C. § 3729(a). The district court held that 42 U.S.C. §…
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