Parties Announce $5M Settlement In False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Nursing Home

Mealey's (October 20, 2017, 2:00 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — The United States of America, the state of Texas, a whistleblower, a nursing home and its parent company on Oct. 6 filed a joint stipulation of dismissal of claims alleging that the nursing home conducted a scheme to bill Medicare and Texas Medicaid to obtain payment for services that were never provided or were so deficient that they harmed patients and were “essentially worthless” (United States and Texas ex rel. Susan Anthony v. Health Services Management, Inc., et al., No. 15-2291, S.D. Texas)....