Hospice Insights Podcast - Where’s the line: When does poor quality create false claims liability

09/05/25 at 03:00 AM

Hospice Insights Podcast - Where’s the line: When does poor quality create false claims liability 
JDSupra; by Meg Pekarske and Jonathan Porter; 8/27/25 
Substandard quality care is the subject of survey citations and lawsuits, but it has also been used by the Justice Department to support false claim liability. While historically these cases were rare, a recent multi-million dollar settlement puts “worthless services” on the radar. Join Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske and Jonathan Porter as they explore what the “worthless services” theory of liability is, when it has been used, and whether the recent settlement could signal a resurgence of these types of cases. 

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