Dr. Judith Robinson
James Hoyer law firm client Dr. Judith Robinson is a well-respected Obstetrician/Gynecologist who’s practiced in Indianapolis for 30 years. She chose to come forward as a whistleblower and put her career on the line after witnessing a violation of Medicaid rules, which she believes put pregnant women and their babies at risk. The Indianapolis Star reported on Dr. Robinson’s recently unsealed False Claims Act case in a front page story in today’s paper.
Dr. Robinson was in a unique position to realize pregnant women on Medicaid who had high risk complications were being cared for by midwives, instead of doctors, in violation of Medicaid rules. Dr. Robinson was both Medical Director of Ob/Gyn Services at Methodist Hospital, a safety net Indiana University Hospital and Director of Women’s Services at HealthNet, which provides health care to the medically under served.
She repeatedly tried to get the hospital administration to address the need to have doctors treat high risk patients and not midwives. She documented 17 cases which resulted in emergencies, three of which resulted in permanent neurological damage to the babies and one maternal death.
Despite these serious issues, her efforts to correct the situation were rebuffed by the hospital administration multiple times and she was ultimately fired. Dr. Robinson presented evidence in her whistleblower suit to show the hospital chose to use midwives, instead of doctors, to save money. She refused to stay silent and is speaking out in the hopes that this practice will be stopped.
WTHR TV in Indianapolis profiled Dr. Robinson’s case as the lead story on its 6pm newscast. Play the video below to watch.
Dr. Robinson now practices at another hospital in Indianapolis. Click here to read more about her courageous stand against Indiana’s largest hospital system.
Dr. Robinson is represented by James Hoyer attorneys Jillian Estes and Chris Casper, as well as, co-counsel Robert Saint of Indianapolis and Christopher Jayson and Phil Farthing of Tampa.
