No. 21-741

Thomas E. Parker, et al. v. Sea-Mar Community Health Center

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2021-11-18
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: appointment-billing dental dental-services double-billing false-claims-act fraud healthcare-billing medicaid medicaid-fraud standard-of-care
Latest Conference: 2022-01-21
Question Presented (from Petition)

Does a plaintiff state a claim under the False Claims Act by alleging a purposeful scheme to fraudulently double rates charged to Medicaid for pediatric dental patients by requiring patients to attend two separate appointments for their yearly six-month checkup, when only one is necessary and appropriate under the prevailing standard of care?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Does a plaintiff state a claim under the False Claims Act by alleging a purposeful scheme to fraudulently double rates charged to Medicaid for pediatric dental patients

Docket Entries

2022-01-24
Petition DENIED.
2022-01-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/21/2022.
2021-11-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 20, 2021)

Attorneys

Thomas Parker Jr., et al.
Philip Albert Talmadge — Petitioner