No Worries Mate . Geogre will just get Rob Andrews to get a FED GRANT or someone other FED fund to pay for this a.....SMH hey Big Dem Power Broker time for you to go your leadership not wanted no more in Camden county you fraud

So why shouldn't the doctors who received $4500 per meeting, where they agreed to refer patients to Cooper, receive fines? A bunch of crooks from top to bottom.

Twice, in the last five years I had family members who were scheduled for cardiac surgery at Cooper - Camden. The day before my father’s surgery, Cooper told him he was inoperable. That is when I took him to University of Penn’s Hospital where he had the surgery and it was successful. Several years later my brother was also referred to Cooper by his cardiac doctor at BMA - which is affiliated with Cooper.
Because of our father’s successful surgery, my brother elected to have the cardiac surgery instead at Univ. of Penn's Hospital. He had more confidence in the doctors there. After my brother was released after his surgery we found it almost impossible to schedule follow up appointments with his cardiac doctor at BMA-Cooper. He finally switched to another medical practice for follow up care.
It was even a nightmare getting BMA to fax his medical records to U of P hospital prior to surgery. We ended picking them up.
There is no way I will ever use the medical services of a facility connected with George Norcross’s Cooper. This scandal does not surprise me.

"DePace will receive $2.3 million from settlement as well—$1.95 million from the federal government and $442,890 from the state."

Seems like a helluva lot of money for simply blowing a whistle. What is the point exactly of these exhorbitant rewards?

Whistelblower Laws - They date from Lincoln, the first Republican President.
One of the first laws that protected whistleblowers was the 1863 United States False Claims Act (revised in 1986), which tried to combat fraud by suppliers of the United States government during the Civil War. The act encourages whistleblowers by promising them a percentage of the money recovered or damages won by the government and protects them from wrongful dismissal. Good for Dr DePace. I hope he enjoys his money. They tried to corrupt him and he turned the pages on them.

Now, if only someone would out the truth about how much they are paying these doctors not to save any lives of the victims of crime in the City of Camden. The death rate is high but why is that? Is it because you have to pay for parking? It should be renamed the Cooper Hotel and Health System.

Thanks Dr.DePace. It takes guts to stand up to the big guys! A few months ago, I saw on Dateline (or one of those shows) a story about a hospital in the mid-west; seems that a group of staff physicians came forward to expose the fact that they were ordered by their administrators to increase admissions of Medicare/Medicaid patients by a certain percentage, or face consequences. Once admitted, these folks were ordered every conceivable test, including those that had nothing to do with the medical condition for which they were admitted! Medicare/Medicaid is a cash cow, I'm afraid. Of course, the whistle-blowing docs have been blackballed....but kudos to them for doing the right thing.

Doctors continue to bilk the insurance companies and we do nothing. They have ways to get money that most of us never thought of. I'd report it if I could find someone who could do something about it.

Tip of the iceberg for that Cooper cash cow. They'll laugh while enjoying a nice, fat cuban at 12 million. Chump change.

When people want their healthcare for "free" they are really asking everyone else to pay their bill for them. Medicare and Medicaid are funded by the taxpayers, all other insurances funded by those who pay the premiums. Then Medicare, Medicaid, Insurance Co pays for the care based on claims submitted to them by doctors, hospitals, and numerous other suppliers of care to the sick... and not so sick. It is no surprise that scamming occurs when there is this kind of third-party payment system. Not that an individual cant or wouldn't be scammed, but if there is no middle man, and people are directly and personally involved in paying for their care, they might be more critical of who is being paid for what services.
Unfortunately, medical care is not like other financial transactions, since so often the most expensive services are rendered at exactly the time when one is least in a position to question the necessity or cost of said services. Theres no easy solution...

Surprised??? Doctors are getting kick backs from the Pharm. Companies as well... why do you think so many people are addicted to pain killers!!!

Norcross involved in yet another pay to play type scheme. When does law enforcement finally stand up to him?

COOPER Is A JOKE! Fell down the stairs and broke my ankle in 2010. Had an ambulance come and they asked "where do I wanna go Cooper or Lady of Lords." I mistakenly chose Cooper. 26 months and $110,000 later my ankle is still not right and I'm walking with a crutch. My health provider at the time was Horizon. They only covered less than half of the total bill and dropped my under a technicality. Getting calls and certified letters from collection agencies everyday. After my surgery I was parked in a hallway for 30 hours waiting for a room. During my stay the service was careless. All my doctor seemed to be interested in was prescribing me pain meds which I wound up becoming addicted to. Was told there was nothing further they can do to make my ankle right. I believe this hospital is corrupted and more will come out in the future.

I've since found The Rothman Institute to perform a surgery to make my ankle pain free and walk without a crutch.

King Georgie Porgie still large and in charge 7 years later. Check back in 7 more......will still be 'da man!
http://newjerseyuntouchables.blogspot.com/2006/02/how-nj-corruption-works-caught-on-tape.html

Follow the crumbs. George Norcross is behind the push for the Camden County Police Plan. Look at it closely. Camden's 2012 budget for their police was approx 29 million, this plan that fires the entire police force, keeps the same dysfunctional police chief and brings in a new selected group of officers controlled all by Freeholder Lou Cappelli is going to cost the taxpayers a min. of 65 MILLION. Wake up people. this one is going to go down in history as the plan that bankrupted the entire county of Camden!

If you want to see the next Norcross county taxpayer disaster waiting to happen, go to http://www.facebook.com/SaveCamdenPolice

The Poorest Cities receive the most Federal & State financial aide. Camden, I believe recently received over 165 Million in just state aide, so my question is where did the money go to? Why are only the city tax-exempt companies showing growth while the rest of the city and their services are sinking. Why is there no investigation into the core of the problems instead of throwing even more tax dollars and power into the hands of the ones who are the actual cause in the first place?

Democratic governments around here all do their insurance type business with Conner Strong Buckelew (which is Norcross). Hearing more stories that companies wishing to do business with Cooper also have to use a Norcross insurance business.

Cooper's CEO George Norcross & Kickbacks Story
http://swampwatch.com/2012/04/02/the-drpa-report-and-the-norcross-question/

I have reported crimes like these to the FBI a few times. They never call back. And the US attorneys won't do anything unless the FBI tells them to. Why do you think he gets away with this for decades? Just like FUMO. He was covicted 30 years prior, but a corrupt judge overturned it. His downfall was trying to extort Verizon.

phew!!!!!
should all march to DC....and start from there....

some people cry all the time and here it seems to flow all the time.
I had a relative who went to Rothman for knee replacement (both) not at same time. she had wrong type put in first time and now she is up to 4 ops on same knee. They do make mistakes but how many times would you allow them to try again.
On the other hand I been going to Cooper for sometime now....they saved my life at least 3 times, open heart surgery and so on.. Not to go into details.
so I don't have any complaints.
the nurses there always gave 110% and more
Maybe those people are what you say, but the whistleman made out like a bandit.
Good luck to all hagd

Medicine in 2013 is a competitive BUSINESS. How many billboards tv commercials and newspaper adds do you see or hear or read daily? How many local hospitals have built 100 million dollar additions to attract patients to their locations? If this was a business selling insurance nobody would think too much of it, but because its predominantly tax payer supported anger at this is expected. Are we being hypocritical when as a nation we push back against the idea of government run healthcare then complain when hospitals try to make a buck? Afterall, Cooper supplies health care to people nobody else wants to care for and they do it pretty well.

The name Norcross appears in the article. What a shocker!!

its all starting to unravel. Remember evildoers, You Reap What You Sow

Sounds like the great stent caper that occurred at St. Jospehs Hospital in Towson, Md., a couple of years ago. Always glad when these dishonest medical facilities get caught and fined.

Here is a thought for discussion. Expenditures like these totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars to nonemployees (in this case physicians) REQUIRES DIRECT APPROVAL OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS. There is no plausible denials of knowledge of these payments. I wonder how many employees will be fired by the Board of Governors because of this criminal event.

Well Steve, funny you should mention that. As a result of the stent escapade, St. Joseph's Hospital was bought by and merged with the University of Maryland Medical Center. As a result, many people, including some close friends and relatives, lost their jobs. Duplication of jobs, got to let you go, bye!

And did I mention it's a Catholic hospital?

The doctors are force to participate. They are paid chump change for the medicare business. The doctor makes the money off the surgery and the hospital doe not give the business to the independent home health care companies. They keep it. at 4500 a pop. Its all about keeping the business in house. The patient is clueless unless they have used a home healthcare company before.
The hospital only gets a slap on the hands in fines ...see bad boys OK don't do it again OK..... OK we won't. Its the patient rights to have the service of there choice and 99% haven't a clue.

Tenet Health Care did something similar at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego. They were charged and forced to sell hospital.

I thought Cooper was a good hospital with honorable doctors and management. I'm glad iI saw this article. I will never use the hospital or any doctors affiliated with them again.

TW

You are clueless. There are no doctors taking any money from pharmaceutical companies to write painkillers. People
who abuse painkillers have only themselves to blame. Sure there are a few bad doctors out there. But pharmaceutical companies cannot even give pens or paper to docs anymore. Your statement is born of complete and utter ignorance .

DiPace does not need that money for whistle blowing.
I smell a rat. Are you kidding me??
He blew the whistle because it was way more lucrative to do so. Now if he donates the 2 million to charity then I will eat crow!!!