A very good story, very approrpriate at the present time. Facts were good, but insufficient, the story just dropped cold and ended as one understands the fustification for the law suit, but................... I hope to see a follow up to this soon.

Reporting on a whistleblower lawsuit targeting contract fraud in the medical supplies industy, resulting in overcharges to Medicare. Focuses on the presonal human-interest story of Cynthia Fitzgerald, a sales manager. According to her, when she refused to "go along" with normally accepted fraudulent practices, she was given poor performance evaluations and eventually fired. She filed a lawsuit in 2003 which is only now seeing the light of day, as it was recently unsealed. The U.S. government hasn't decided whether or not to join her as a plaintiff, so for now, it's her against the pharmaceutical industry. Good luck. Article is made interesting by focusing on the story of one woman, but that's its weakness as well - it doesn't ... More »

Consistent with what I've seen of marketing in the health care industry.

An important story given trends in medical costs across the nation. Having had personal experience with 'the system' I can say that the story validates my conclusions. A great companion piece would evaluate the magnitude of the problem in proportion to total cost. However, this and related stories only point to symptoms, rather than root causes for these problem. The real big story would analyze the field to expose corporate meddling in government oversight, legislation and business accounting practices.

The story was a bit lengthy but seems accurate. My son was in Medical sales and left the field because of dubious contracting practices - he saw a lot of that. I wish there had been other examples given - a broader look, in other words. Now, I want to know when someone will check out the war-profiteering in the non-bid contracts, particularly Halliburton, Blackwater and the whole war industry.