United States Supreme Court Passes on Review of FCA Dismissal from Fifth Circuit Involving Alleged Medicare Overbilling

On December 7, 2020, the United States Supreme Court declined review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s affirmation to dismiss a $61.8 million False Claims Act case alleging Medicare overbilling against a Texas hospital system. The lawsuit, initially brought by relator Integra Med Analytics (Integra) against Baylor Scott & White Health (Baylor), alleged that Baylor engaged in a scheme to overbill Medicare by fraudulently increasing the use of certain “secondary” diagnosis...
By: King & Spalding

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