Former Auditor’s False Claims Act Suit Over Referrals Dismissed By Judge

Mealey's (March 11, 2019, 1:14 PM EDT) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida on March 6 dismissed without prejudice a former internal auditor’s False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit accusing a public health care facilities operator of engaging in a scheme of obtaining reimbursements from Medicare and Medicaid stemming from illegal referrals among doctors, finding that the allegations lacked the required amount of specificity and particularity (United States, ex rel. Angela D’Anna v. Lee Memorial Health System, No. 14-cv-437, M.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35783)....