Medicare fraud committed by nursing homes, hospices and other long term care facilities is on the rise. Improper billing for services never rendered, or billing for services that are not medically necessary, violates the False Claims Act. Failing to abide regulations for quality of care (often leading to so-called “worthless services”) while billing Medicare generally violates the False Claims Act as well, whistleblowers can help to put an end to this kind of fraud.
— Shayne Stevenson