SEMI-BREAKING: FITZGERALD FORCES HOSPITAL TO PAY FOR OVERBILLING CLAIMS

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Rush University Medical Center will pay $1 million to the federal government and the state of Illinois because it billed Medicare and Medicaid for cancer treatments already covered by research grants, prosecutors said.

According to the U.S. attorney's office, Rush officials in 2003 found the billing problem for the treatments from 1997 and 2003 and voluntarily notified prosecutors. Subsequently, Rush reached the agreement with the U.S. attorney's office before any lawsuit was filed.

The office said it could have sued for double damages under the federal False Claims Act, but chose not to do so.

"As a result of its voluntary disclosure, Rush benefited in terms of the settlement amount," U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald said in a statement.
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http://www.chicagodefender.com/page/health.cfm?ArticleID=3297

:wow:

And thanks to Fitzgerald. :)

trying to outsmart this guy?

He's doing this in his fucking spare time! :rofl:

He's got ex-gov. Ryan on trial, Conrad Black on the run, along with 2 other chicago area scandals on the ropes.

If he can cut thru all that hospital and medical insurance red tape to bring in this settlement, he damn well can see thru the political bullshit in the White House.

We ought to send Rove a copy of this story so he knows what he's up against.

Fitzgerald deserves a raise!

:rofl:

highly sporadic flashes of brilliance.


But it's never there when I really need it. :cry:

How does he do it? He is a true American hero and patriot.

with Patrick Fitzgerald as Attorney General? He'd have the bad guys on the run, nationwide. Then again, the poor guy needs some SLEEP. :loveya:

>Subsequently, Rush reached the agreement with the U.S. attorney's office before any lawsuit was filed.<

I'll bet they did. ;-)

It's not good to double-charge cancer patients.

Julie
president for life of the PFEB