Dismissal Granted In Row Over Medicare Payments Suspended Due To Alleged Fraud

Mealey's (June 6, 2023, 2:06 PM EDT) -- SAN DIEGO — A California federal judge dismissed without prejudice a suit filed against employees of a Medicare contractor accused of violations of the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act and California unfair competition law after the employees suspended Medicare payments to a pain management clinic for allegations of fraud, finding that dismissal is proper because the clinic failed to exhaust its administrative remedies pursuant to the Medicare Act....