Government Program Fraud, False Claims Act & Qui Tam Litigation Playbook

On September 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it reached a $17 million settlement with BAYADA, a Moorestown, New Jersey-based home-health company, and certain of its affiliates (collectively referred to as BAYADA) for alleged violations of the False Claims Act (FCA) and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). The settlement resolves claims arising out of a qui tam complaint filed against BAYADA by the company’s former director of strategic growth alleging that the company billed federal payors for services tainted by alleged kickbacks.