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Qui Tam / Healthcare Fraud
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Case Details
Qui tam lawsuit against Vibra Healthcare LLC, a nursing home company, for defrauding the U.S. government by billing Medicare for unnecessary services between 2006 and 2013. Vibra allegedly sent patients to long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities without medical necessity and kept them longer than needed. The whistleblower, Sylvia Daniel, a health information coder, received $4 million of the recovered funds.
Additional Notes
Whistleblower Sylvia Daniel received $4 million. The case set a precedent by allowing statistical sampling to prove fraud.