Will Fla. ruling mean the end of qui tam? Not right away
A federal judge has declared the qui tam (whistleblower) provisions of the False Claims Act (FCA) unconstitutional. This ruling has the potential to end the incentives that drive most FCA prosecutions, including those in health care. Experts have mixed opinions as to how this ruling will play out in higher courts, but even before it’s retried it may affect how such cases are brought and defended.
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