In some states, whistleblowers can pursue you on state and federal grounds.
Whistleblowers can be a health care provider's worst nightmare - if they're right about a compliance problem, they've identified in the worst possible way, and if they're wrong, they've created a costly legal hassle that could drag on for years.
And in some states, whistleblowers have more options than others. Eleven states and the District of Columbia currently have their own whistleblower laws that qui tam relators can use in lawsuits against health care providers.
On Nov. 7, a federal court unsealed a case brought under...
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