We represented a home health provider in qui tam FCA action pending in the Eastern District of Tennessee involving allegations that home health services that were not medically necessary, resulting in district court dismissal of a number of FCA fraud schemes and successful resolution of remaining issues.
FCA Case Involving Home Health Provider
Client Type: Public Company
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