Whistleblower Law Insights

Sutter Health, northern California’s largest hospital system, is paying $90 million to settle a whistleblower’s qui tam lawsuit that alleged Sutter engaged in Medicare Advantage fraud to inflate its...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission hit an important milestone today, with two whistleblower awards that pushed the total of SEC whistleblower rewards since 2012 to over $1 billion, affirming the...

September 11, 2001 ushered in a new era of U.S. defense spending, marked by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over the last 20 years, the United States has spent more than $6.4 trillion on those wars....

The U.S. Government spent $1.3 trillion on Medicare in fiscal year 2020, making it by far the largest subfunction expenditure in the federal budget. If Medicare was a country, it would have approximately...

The Government Accountability Office reports that in fiscal year 2019, approximately $46.2 billion in improper payments were made in the Medicare program. And this may even be a conservative estimate!...

A guilty plea in a $73 million Medicare kickback fraud conspiracy case in Florida is the latest result in a string of enforcement actions involving telemedicine fraud that the US Department of Justice...

A recent investigation into Epic Systems’ proprietary software algorithms underscores the critical importance of whistleblowers to protect patients as the health technology industry develops. STAT News...

The Ontario Securities Commission whistleblower program’s first five years have been a success, with approximately $44 million collected in sanctions and voluntary payments from enforcement actions based...

The long-dormant motor vehicle safety whistleblower program is starting to show signs of life. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration posted on its website a new whistleblower information page...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program is on the cusp of being revitalized after Congress passed legislation to temporarily boost its funding. The CFTC Fund Management Act, which...