Tennessee Medicare Fraud Case | Pharmacy Pays Over $7 Million
Nationally recognized whistleblower firm, The McCabe Law Firm, highlights another major case of Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Nashville Pharmacy Services, LLC and majority owner Kevin Hartman agreed to pay up to $7.8 million in response to allegations the company overbilled Medicare and TennCare for pharmacy services.
The state of Tennessee and the federal government reached the settlement and closed the case against the company for alleged false claims submitted from February 2011 to May 2012.
Marsha McCullough acted as the whistleblower to set the case in motion. McCullough worked for Nashville Pharmacy Services as an entry technician from May 2011 to July 2012. During that period, she alleged that the company billed Medicare and TennCare for certain medications that were dispensed after the dates of death of at least 15 beneficiaries with Medicare and TennCare coverage.
The claims were filed under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions of the Federal and State False Claims Acts. The FCA allows citizens with insider knowledge of fraud, waste, and abuse to bring legal action on behalf of the government in order to put a stop to the fraud. In cases won, the government can recover up to three times the amount defrauded, with whistleblowers receiving anywhere from 15 to 30 percent in return.
In this particular case, the United States government received roughly 49% of the recovered settlement while the State of Tennessee took in around 33% of the settled amount. As a whistleblower on the case, McCullough could receive up to $1.4 million of the reached settlement.
This is just one of many examples of the critical Medicare and Medicaid fraud cases that shape the healthcare landscape.
The McCabe Law Firm is a dedicated whistleblower advocacy firm whose practice centers on standing up for those who speak out against corporate misconduct. Our team protects brave individuals who blow the whistle, helping the U.S. government hold corrupt entities accountable in the ongoing battle to stop healthcare fraud.
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