Government’s Suit Over Doctor’s Use Of Chelation Therapy Survives Dismissal

Mealey's (April 18, 2019, 9:59 AM EDT) -- ROME, Ga. — A federal judge in Georgia on March 8 denied a doctor’s motion to dismiss a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by the government, holding that the doctor’s argument that the use of chelation therapy was medically necessary is not enough to prove that the bills submitted for the treatment were legal (United States v. Charles C. Adams, M.D., et al., No. 18-cv-191-HLM, N.D. Ga., 2019 U.S Dist. LEXIS 61147)....