Drug Maker Taps Doctors with Questionable Ethics for Aggressive Drug Marketing Plan

May 18, 2015 by Begelman and Orlow

If you are wondering how the cost of prescription medications has gotten so out of control, you need to look no further than how much manufacturers pay out to convince doctors to choose one medicine over the other. Case in point: Subsys is an addictive painkiller manufactured by Insys Therapeutics of Arizona. The company went… More

Government Relies on the Watchful Eyes and Ears of Whistleblowers

May 11, 2015 by Begelman and Orlow

Thanks to the False Claims Act, the US government recovered $5.7 billion from people and companies who attempted to defraud it. Of that figure, over $2 billion came from whistleblower actions relating to scams involving federally funded healthcare programs. In fact, 2014 was the fifth year in a row funds recouped from unearthed healthcare fraud… More

Huge Nursing Home Chain Face Serious Fire by Feds for Fraud

May 4, 2015 by Begelman and Orlow

With about 280 nursing homes in 30 states – several in New Jersey — ManorCare is a major contender in the skilled nursing home market in the US. The company is now facing fraud allegations brought on by whistleblowers. The US government recently joined the legal action against ManorCare. According to the government’s complaint, ManorCare,… More

Medicaid Fraud is Real and Someone Needs to Be Looking for It

April 27, 2015 by Begelman and Orlow

It’s really amazing how people think they can get away with fraud, especially so when the siphoned money can amount to millions of dollars. Such is the case when it comes to Medicaid. Experts estimate that up to 10 percent of the $6.5 billion Washington spends on Medicaid every year is stolen by people who… More

New Senate Caucus Formed to Further Support for Federal Whistleblowers

April 20, 2015 by Begelman and Orlow

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, long-known as one of the most vocal legislators on the topic of whistleblower protection, formed a caucus designed to provide support and encourage more senators to sponsor whistleblower legislation and support the efforts of others who want action taken on the issue. The Whistleblower Protection Caucus, Sen. Grassley said, should be… More