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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 7, 2020, the United States Supreme Court declined review of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s affirmation to dismiss a $61.8 million False Claims Act case alleging Medicare overbilling against a Texas hospital system. The lawsuit, initially brought by relator Integra Med Analytics (Integra) against Baylor Scott & White Health (Baylor), alleged that Baylor engaged in a scheme to overbill Medicare by fraudulently increasing the use of certain “secondary” diagnosis codes for complications and comorbidities, which result in higher Medicare reimbursement on the claim. The Supreme Court’s decision not to undertake review of the Fifth Circuit’s decision signals that the nation’s highest court has no aims to alter the legal landscape of the False Claims Act’s pleading standard at this time. ....