August 29, 2019
A whistleblower whose successful False Claims Act suit cost Encompass Health Corp. $48 million over allegations that it defrauded Medicare can't proceed on her claim that the hospital giant retaliated against her for filing the complaint, a Florida federal judge has ruled, saying she relinquished the claim in a severance agreement.
June 28, 2019
Rehabilitation hospital giant Encompass Health Corp. will pony up $48 million to end three False Claims Act cases accusing the company of bilking Medicare by admitting patients unnecessarily and fabricating their diagnoses, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.