Jen Fuson

During his March 14th Senate confirmation hearing, Dr. Mehmet Oz, nominated to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), addressed critical issues surrounding fraud and Medicare Advantage...

DOJ Settles $11M False Claims Act Case with Health Net In February, the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Health Net Federal Services (HNFS) for over $11 million to resolve False Claims...

Whistleblower Lawsuit Leads to $29 Million DOJ Settlement Washington, DC— SVCMC Inc., formerly known as Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York (“Saint Vincents”), one of six healthcare...

False Claims Act Recoveries 2024: A Record-Breaking Year  The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a monumental achievement: recoveries under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2.9 billion...

Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie spoke to Bloomberg Law about the Department of Justice recovering over $29 billion in 2024 from False Claims Act lawsuits. The increase in cases filed over...

Report on Medicare Compliance talked to Phillips & Cohen partner Colette Matzzie about a recent court decision now being challenged in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. “What matters...

RUSI Report highlights benefits of whistleblower reward programs Last month the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), a British think tank engaged in research on defense, security, and international...

San Francisco—Independent Health Association, Independent Health Corp., its subsidiary DxID LLC, and the former CEO of DxID Betsy Gaffney will pay up to $98 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit...

Phillips & Cohen partner Chris Ehrman spoke to Bloomberg about the CFTC possibly running out of money to pay whistleblowers.  The article reads: “I don’t think people anticipated penalties would...

In a record-setting year, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained monetary relief of over $17.1 billion in fiscal year 2024. This was the agency’s largest yearly total ever, and included...