The government's intention was to audit all teaching hospitals associated with the nation's 125 medical schools, but the number was subsequently reduced, according to Castillo's opinion. In his opinion, Castillo heavily relied on the findings of Physicians at Teaching Hospitals (PATH) audits, which investigated whether physicians were billing Medicare for services performed by unsupervised residents. The government, however, declined to take up Goldberg's portion of the case dealing with surgical practices, which Castillo has now thrown out. The Justice Department took on Beecham's portion of the case, and Rush settled with federal authorities in March, agreeing to pay more than $1.5 million but not admitting wrongdoing. ![]() Beecham, Rush's former real estate director, alleged that doctors and practice groups were awarded improper rent concessions on office space. Plaintiffs can win a portion of any monetary awards. Whistle-blower lawsuits are brought by people who believe the government has been victimized. Wexler and Goldberg declined to comment for this article. ![]() Meanwhile, the defendants have asked the judge to order Goldberg and his co-plaintiff, June Beecham, to pay their legal fees. Goldberg's attorney, Colin Wexler of Goldberg Kohn, has filed a notice of appeal. "Here's a guy who brought a sensationalistic lawsuit with a bunch of unfounded allegations and at the judge's first opportunity, he dismissed the case entirely."īecker added that even though there has been national news on issues of Medicare fraud at teaching hospitals, there has been no hint that Midwest Orthopaedics was anything other than "stellar and pure and clean." ![]() "We view it as quite a vindication," said Scott Becker, an attorney for Midwest with McGuireWoods.
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