Youngstown hospice nurses help alert feds on alleged insurance fraud; company pays settlement

Youngstown hospice nurses help alert feds on alleged insurance fraud; company pays settlement
Mahoning Matters; by Erina Anwar; 7/26/24 
... The U.S. Department of Justice announced on July 17 that federal prosecutors had settled with Gentiva, formerly known as Kindred at Home, after more than 20 whistleblowers — including two hospice nurses from Youngstown, Ohio — alerted the government for alleged fraud. The [Youngstown] nurses, Jason Medved and Anthony Donnadio, will receive a portion of the payout for reporting the fraud at a Youngstown hospice via a lawsuit they filed in 2023 under the federal False Claims Act (FCA). “As registered nurses, Jason and Anthony owed a duty to their hospice patients first and foremost,” Janel Quinn, a principal of The Employment Law Group said. “They were advocates for ethical medicine, even when it wasn’t easy. This settlement is a fitting recognition of their professionalism and their bravery.”