U.S. v. EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

No. CIV. 4:07-192 WBS.

696 F.Supp.2d 1190 (2010)

UNITED STATES of America, ex rel. Jennifer PUTNAM, Plaintiff, v. EASTERN IDAHO REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER; Eastern Idaho Health Services, Inc.; the Board of Trustees of Madison Memorial Hospital, a/k/a, d/b/a Madison Memorial Hospital; Idaho Falls Recovery Center; Matthew Stevens; Michelle Dahlberg; Speech and Language Clinic, Inc.; Premier Therapy Associates, Inc., a/k/a Therapy Services, Inc., a/k/a Teton Speech Language Pathology, Inc.; HCA Inc., a/k/a HCA—the Healthcare Company; HCA—Management Services, L.P., HTI Hospital Holdings, Inc.; Health Trust, Inc.—the Hospital Company and Does 1 through 50, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Idaho.

March 10, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amy S. Howe, U.S. Attorney's Office, Boise, ID, Leslie S. Guillon, Michael A. Hirst, Hirst & Chanler LLP, Sacramento, CA, for Plaintiff.

Steven W. Berenter, Thomas J. Mortell, Hawley Troxell Ennis and Hawley LLP, Boise, ID, Darren S. Robins, Larren Keith Covert, R. James Archibald, Ronald L. Swafford, Swafford Law Office, Andrew M. Wayment, Steven J. Wright, Wright Wright & Johnson, PLLC, Idaho Falls, ID, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER RE: MOTIONS FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT

WILLIAM B. SHUBB, District Judge.

This action under the False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. §§ 3729-3733 ("FCA"), is based on several speech language pathologists' and Medicare and Medicaid providers' alleged practice of billing Medicare or Medicaid for speech language services performed by unlicensed aides or assistants. Now pending before the court are the United States' motion and...

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