BY: MICHAEL BURKE  RACINE — From 2011 to at least 2014, Ascension All Saints Hospital’s contracted anesthesiology group systematically overbilled Medicare and Medicaid for millions of dollars, according to a federal lawsuit. It was brought by a whistleblower who believes he was fired for refusing to participate in the alleged …

MICHAEL BURKE  The False Claims Act allows someone with knowledge of the U.S. government being defrauded to bring a claim on behalf of the United States of America. The claim is filed in secret, “under seal,” and given to the U.S. Department of Justice. That agency leads a team of …