Archive: Whistleblower

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has been embroiled in scandal since last summer, when long delays for treatment and a cover-up of those delays at some facilities came to light. The whistleblowers who brought the scandal to the attention…

Widespread allegations of delays in medical appointments and phony record-keeping are putting the Department of Veterans Affairs under close scrutiny. President Obama has ordered a comprehensive review of the system that provides medical care to America’s veterans. Complaints about the…

By: Angela “Why do we always bill Medicare for extra procedures?” “I’m not sure we really have a client by this name….” “We provided one item to the patient, but we billed Medicaid for a more expensive item.” “I think…

By: Angela Medicare and Medicaid fraud saps precious healthcare dollars from the system, often without a trace. The innocent people who become aware of healthcare fraud (e.g, office staff, accountants, billing specialists) are frequently in the dangerous position of losing…

By: Angela Tomorrow (2/15), the Washington State House Committee on Judiciary is scheduled for a public hearing on a bill that would allow an individual whistleblower to file a suit against a Medicaid-contracting provider for fraudulent billing of our state’s…