“Second US Attorney Death in Novation Medicare Fraud Case”
US Attorney Shannon Ross, the second death in the Ft. Worth, TX US Attorney office connected to the government’s investigation of Novation, GE and other GHX members for Medicare fraud
Kansas City, MO (PRWEB) September 17, 2004 -- Assistant US Attorney for
Texas, Shannon Ross died on Monday September 13th, 2004. Shannon Ross, who
supervised 70 US Justice Department prosecutors, had issued the criminal
subpoenas to healthcare suppliers General Electric in addition to other members
of GHX, LLC that do business with Novation, the largest healthcare GPO, under
the investigation that sparked the New York Times article “Wide U.S. Inquiry
Into Purchasing For Health Care” on Saturday August 21,
2004.
Sam Lipari, President of Medical Supply
Chain, Inc. stated that Ms. Ross was a courageous believer in the rule of law
and that the Ft. Worth, TX Office of the US Attorney was the first to actually
obtain manufacturer records and compare them to the monopolist suppliers and
their client hospitals. Medical Supply Chain, Inc. has alleged that Medicare is
overcharged by sum 40% through Sherman Act prohibited supplier cartels in the
$1.8 Trillion dollar healthcare industry and is civilly prosecuting Novation’s
joint venture partners GE and US Bancorp Piper Jaffray for conspiring to keep
its more efficient web based marketplace from providing lower cost products to
hospitals.
Shannon Ross’ death was preceded by the death of Thelma Quince
Colbert on July 20th, also of the Ft. Worth US Attorney’s office and the head of
a special civil litigation unit that prosecuted companies for defrauding
government-funded programs.
About Medical Supply Chain
Medical Supply
Chain, Inc. (MSCI) is a Health System service center providing supply chain
resources and technology to the health system (hospital) and their trading
partners. MSCI supports and complements the work and goals of the supply chain
professional in their pursuit to strategically direct supply-chain activities
and relationships. When this occurs real supply-chain value will find its way
into healthcare and only then will the layers of cost and inefficiencies be
removed. MSCI transforms health systems with empowerment to control their own
supply chain costs.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/9/prweb158950.htm