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Senior Care Company to Pay $714,996 Whistleblower Settlement to Resolve Medicare Fraud Allegations Under the False Claims Act | Header Image | McOmber McOmber & Luber

Senior Care Company to Pay $714,996 Whistleblower Settlement to Resolve Medicare Fraud Allegations Under the False Claims Act

Case Update (September 22, 2021): On September 21, 2021, the Court awarded statutory attorney fees and costs in excess of $188,000 – raising the total recovery in this important False Claims Act settlement to over $903,000.

Marlton, February 19, 2021. McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C., a full-spectrum civil litigation law firm in New Jersey, has announced today that CareOne Management LLC, now known as ABC1857 LLC (“CareOne”), has agreed to pay $714,996 to resolve alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act.  With over 20 Centers in New Jersey, CareOne provides long-term nursing care and assisted living services, among other specialized care services.  The allegations are that CareOne submitted false claims to Medicare for reimbursement of its “bad debts” without first attempting to bill a Medicare beneficiary to collect on the debt, as required by federal law. 

As alleged in the Complaint unsealed by the Court, “CareOne undertook a post hoc effort to cover-up their lack of collection efforts by preparing false, ‘back-dated’ statements and collection letters that were never actually sent to Medicare beneficiaries.  Many of these false collections statements never even included the recipients’ addresses, as they were never actually sent by CareOne. This was a complete ruse to justify the false cost reports seeking reimbursement [from Medicare] for non-allowable bad debt.” 

Led by Partners Charles J. Kocher and Matthew A. Luber, along with co-counsel Saltz Mongeluzzi & Bendesky, P.C, McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. represented a whistleblower client who filed this important False Claims Act case in 2017.  Under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, a private citizen may serve as a whistleblower and bring a case on behalf of the government and share in a portion of any recovery.  In 2020, the federal government paid out $309 million to the individuals who exposed fraud and false claims by filing actions under the False Claims Act.   

McOmber McOmber & Luber, P.C. represents whistleblowers and investigates healthcare fraud under numerous government programs and industries, including Medicare/Medicaid, drug and medical device manufacturers, durable medical equipment (“DME”) suppliers, managed care providers, hospitals, pharmacies, hospice organizations, laboratories, and physicians. This also includes the illegal payment of kickbacks to induce the prescription of drugs and the waiver or illegal subsidizing of co-pays for Medicare services and medications. If you have reason to believe your employer has violated the law, or you have knowledge that a false claim for payment may have been submitted to the government or a government contractor, McOmber McOmber & Luber can help you understand your rights and options.

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  • The New Jersey Law Journal - Here's How Plaintiff Lawyers Got $188,000 Fee Award in False Claims Act Litigation
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