The United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida vacated a large jury verdict in a False Claims Act case against the owners and operators of nursing homes because the evidence did not satisfy the...more
1/24/2018
/ Conditions of Payment ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Implied Certification Theory ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Implied Certification ,
Materiality ,
Medicaid ,
Nursing Homes ,
SCOTUS ,
Universal Health Services Inc v United States ex rel Escobar ,
Unlicensed Medical Providers ,
Vacated
After Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, a nursing home in South Florida lost power, and several residents of that nursing home died allegedly as the result of increased temperatures caused by the loss of air...more
1/17/2018
/ Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
Disaster Preparedness ,
Elder Care ,
Emergency Generators ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Emergency Rule ,
Florida ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Hurricane Irma ,
Natural Disasters ,
Nursing Homes ,
Power Outages ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Severe Weather