11th Circuit Rules Medicare Fraud Claimant Can't Seek Double Damages
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A plaintiff who claims no injury to himself lacks standing to seek double damages under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act because the Act is not a qui tam statute, the 11th Circuit has ruled in dismissing the complaint. The case was one of dozens the plaintiff filed against medical providers in U.S. District Courts throughout the country.
He claimed that the providers caused injuries to unspecified Medicare recipients and then billed Medicare to provide treatment for those same injuries, but failed to reimburse Medicare for those costs.See the full content of this document
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11th Circuit Rules Medicare Fraud Claimant Can't Seek Double Damages
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