United States Eighth Circuit

Civil monetary penalties, assessments, and exclusions from all federal health care programs, imposed by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) on the operators of a "home health agency" is affirmed as the evidence supported the sanctions based on findings that petitioners submitted false or fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/07/2007
• Published 08/07/2007

Judges

• BENTON, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, RILEY, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the petitioner Horras was Dean A. Stowers of Des Moines, IA.  Thomas D. Hansen of Des Moines argued on behalf of petitioner Richards.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the respondent was Steve Godek of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC.   Also appearing on the respondent's brief was Laura E. Ellis of HHS, Washington, DC, and Richard L. Richards, AUSA, Des Moines, IA.