Judge Tosses Doctor’s Suit Alleging FCA Retaliation Related To ‘Under-Coding’

( July 16, 2026, 2:29 PM EDT) -- BANGOR, Maine — A Maine federal judge on July 15 dismissed without prejudice a physician’s suit alleging breach of contract and retaliation in violation of the False Claims Act (FCA) and Maine law against a hospital and its parent company for allegedly retaliating against her by terminating her employment when she refused to participate in an alleged “under-coding scheme” purportedly urged by hospital officials, finding that the physician failed to allege that the government incurred “economic injury.”...