A free guide for current and former nursing home employees explaining what federal law allows — and what it protects — when an insider reports Medicare or Medicaid fraud at a skilled nursing facility. Anchored to the U.S. Department of Justice's FY 2024 False Claims Act statistics release.
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DOJ enforcement records reflect successful False Claims Act recoveries filed by employees, contractors, and consultants across virtually every role inside a skilled nursing facility.
Registered nurses, LPNs, CNAs, DONs, ADONs, charge nurses, and clinical educators.
MDS coordinators, case-mix specialists, PT/OT/SLP staff, and contract therapy providers.
Billing, coding, admissions, and revenue-cycle staff. Administrators and regional directors.
Hospice clinicians and case managers, medical directors, and consulting physicians.
The guide covers the statute, the enforcement landscape, the qui tam process, and the federal protections that exist for employees who come forward — with citations to the False Claims Act, DOJ enforcement data, and HHS-OIG guidance throughout.
What DOJ collected, where it came from, and the nursing home defendants named in the FY 2024 report.
What the statute prohibits, how "knowingly" is defined, and how treble damages and per-claim penalties scale exposure for high-volume billers.
Eight billing patterns that have repeatedly produced FCA recoveries at skilled nursing facilities — therapy minutes, MDS manipulation, hospice ineligibility, worthless services, kickbacks, ghost services, staffing certifications, and upcoding.
The relator role, the first-to-file rule, the public-disclosure bar, and the kinds of insiders who have historically filed successful qui tam cases.
From the first consultation through the sealed complaint, DOJ investigation, intervention decision, litigation or settlement, and award distribution.
What § 3730(h) covers, what relief it provides — including reinstatement and double back pay — and how the seal period affects what employers learn.
"The False Claims Act and its whistleblower provisions remain a critical tool in protecting the public fisc and ensuring that taxpayer funds serve the purposes for which they were intended."
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Chapter 4 covers eight billing patterns that have led to nursing home FCA recoveries. Chapter 5 covers who federal law allows to file a qui tam case.
A conversation with our team is no-cost and no-obligation. We discuss what you're comfortable sharing, explain how federal law applies, and let you decide what to do next.
If something in this guide sounds familiar, the next step is a private conversation with a lawyer — not document collection on your own, and not internal escalation. We discuss only what you're comfortable sharing, explain how federal law applies, and let you decide what to do next.