( December 4, 2024, 2:06 PM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 3 affirmed a district court’s ruling dismissing a qui tam plaintiff’s suit against a vascular surgeon and his medical practice, alleging violations of the federal False Claims Act (FCA) for submitting purported false claims for reimbursement to Medicare and Medicaid regarding lack of patient consent for arteriograms performed in an office rather than an ambulatory surgery center (ASC), finding that the district court correctly held that the claims were “precluded by the public disclosure bar.”...