March 24, 2025
Nominee to Lead CMS Expresses Concern about Medicare Advantage Fraud; Acknowledges Important Role of Whistleblowers
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...
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March 07, 2025
Department of Justice Targets Cybersecurity Compliance
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...

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February 18, 2025
Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers Pays $29 Million to Resolve DOD Fraud Allegations
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...
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January 23, 2025
False Claims Act Recoveries in Fiscal Year 2024 Exceeded $2.9 Billion and Whistleblowers Filed a Record Number of New Cases
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...
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January 16, 2025
“DOJ Recovered Over $2.9 Billion in 2024 False Claims Act Suits”
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...
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“Outlook 2025: Look for MA Cases Based on Claim Denials; Incoming DOJ May Tweak Guidance”
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...
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January 08, 2025
New Report Examines What Makes a Successful Whistleblower Reward Program
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...
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December 20, 2024
Independent Health and Subsidiaries to Pay Up to $98 Million to Settle Medicare Advantage Risk-Adjustment Fraud Lawsuit
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...
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December 19, 2024
“CFTC Risks Running Out of Money to Pay Whistleblowers Their Cut”
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...
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December 13, 2024
CFTC Has Record-Setting Year in Monetary Recoveries; Whistleblowers Responsible for Approximately $162 Million
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...

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