tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2010 Issue 17

Industry Notes: Medicare Needs Whistleblowers, But Is It Worth the Time, Money, and Risk?

It's not just monetary rewards they're after, report shows. While whistleblowing may seem risky, the law is on the whistleblower's side to protect him/her from any punishment as a result of reporting misdeeds to the government. Under the False Claims Act (FCA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), and other laws that protect whistleblowers, whistleblowers cannot be fired for whistleblowing. According to the Department of Labor website, "Whistleblowers may not be transferred, denied a raise, have their hours reduced, or be fired or punished in any other way because they have exercised any right afforded to them...

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