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Advanced Pain Management Debt Collection [1]

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Date: 2023-07-31

In 2013 Gina Hedstrom, a former employee of Advanced Pain Management, LLC (APM) in Wisconsin, filed a Qui Tam whistleblower complaint against APM alleging corrupt and fraudulent business practices, violations of the federal False Claims Act, violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Act, violations of the Social Security / Medicare laws, and violations of various Wisconsin and Minnesota state laws. The United States, Wisconsin, and Minnesota intervened as Plaintiffs. Seven years later, the case was settled by agreement.

United States ex rel. Hedstrom, et al v. Advanced Pain Management SC, et al , Case No. 13-CV-556, ED Wis.

Read the Settlement Agreement here

Advanced Pain Management was required to pay $1,000,000 in fines and expenses. APM and related entities shut down business operations shortly after the Settlement Agreement was finalized. APM patient accounts were sold to APM Receivables, LLC. See APM Receivables collection lawsuits.

Represented by Dobberstein Law Firm, a debt collector, APM Receivables has filed nearly 2,000 small claims medical debt collection cases in Wisconsin courts.

Many of the debt collection suits filed by Dobberstein seek interest charges in excess of that allowed by Wisconsin law. Some of the claims seek to recover for drug tests that were specifically excluded by the Settlement Agreement.

If you have been sued by Dobberstein Law Firm on an APM Receivables account or an old Advanced Pain Management medical bill, please consult with a consumer protection lawyer.

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