A whistleblower has amended her lawsuit against Wyoming Medical Center in Casper to include claims that she was fired out of retaliation after reporting possible billing fraud, according to a Casper Star-Tribune report.
Gale Bryden amended the suit she filed in 2007 to include claims that she was fired after the hospital was notified by two government offices that it would be the subject of an investigation.
Ms. Bryden alleges that comments from the manager who terminated her suggested she was fired for supplying authorities with information regarding WMC's billing practices. In her original suit, she claimed medical records were altered to collect higher Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.
Ms. Bryden also amended the lawsuit to include allegations that WMC billed Medicare and Medicaid for canceled surgeries.
The hospital has denied the allegations and says the complaint "completely mischaracterizes its actions," according to the report.
The original suit was unsealed in October. The amended portion of the lawsuit was unsealed on Tuesday.
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Gale Bryden amended the suit she filed in 2007 to include claims that she was fired after the hospital was notified by two government offices that it would be the subject of an investigation.
Ms. Bryden alleges that comments from the manager who terminated her suggested she was fired for supplying authorities with information regarding WMC's billing practices. In her original suit, she claimed medical records were altered to collect higher Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements.
Ms. Bryden also amended the lawsuit to include allegations that WMC billed Medicare and Medicaid for canceled surgeries.
The hospital has denied the allegations and says the complaint "completely mischaracterizes its actions," according to the report.
The original suit was unsealed in October. The amended portion of the lawsuit was unsealed on Tuesday.
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