Motion To Certify Interlocutory Appeal Denied In FCA Suit Over Fraudulent Billing

(February 15, 2024, 11:27 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — A Pennsylvania federal judge denied a motion to certify for interlocutory appeal a ruling denying a service provider and its contracted skilled nursing facilities’ (SNFs) dismissal of a qui tam suit alleging that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by purportedly billing Medicare and Medicaid for unnecessary services, finding that “there is no controlling question of law” that would merit an interlocutory appeal....