Health Dimensions Rehabilitation, Inc., et al. v. RehabCare Group Inc.

  1. January 17, 2014

    Physical Therapy Cos. Pay $30M To Settle FCA Kickback Suit

    Physical therapy providers will pay $30 million to settle a Missouri federal False Claims Act suit accusing them of exchanging kickbacks for referrals of nursing home business, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.

  2. August 30, 2013

    Physical Therapy Cos. Can't Duck FCA Kickback Suit

    A Missouri federal judge on Friday rejected competing motions for summary judgment in a whistleblower's False Claims Act suit accusing physical therapy providers of exchanging kickbacks for Medicare referrals, concluding that while the federal government's case is "thin," a jury might find sufficient evidence of wrongdoing.

  3. May 21, 2013

    Rehab Co. Can't Use Public Disclosure Bar To Duck FCA Suit

    A Missouri federal judge refused Monday to boot a relator from a False Claims Act suit accusing RehabCare Group Inc. of paying kickbacks for Medicare referrals, ruling that the relator — a competitor of RehabCare — had not solely relied on public information to bring the suit.

  4. March 26, 2013

    Rehab Cos. Want Sanctions Against US In FCA Fight

    Two physical therapy companies asked a Missouri federal judge Monday to sanction the federal government and toss a whistleblower's false claims act suit alleging they exchanged kickbacks for referrals of Medicare business, saying the government's evasive conduct in discovery warrants dismissal.

  5. March 13, 2013

    Therapy Cos. Can't Shake Whistleblower's Medicare FCA Suit

    A Missouri federal judge Wednesday refused to toss a whistleblower's False Claim Act suit accusing physical therapy companies of exchanging kickbacks for referrals of Medicare business, saying a purported subcontracting arrangement was potentially unlawful.