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Alderson to Receive an Honorary Doctorate
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Jim Alderson, pictured here with his wife, Connie, and grandson, Max, will be receiving an honorary doctorate of business at this year's commencement ceremony.
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Jim Alderson, a courageous whistleblower who helped uncover the
country's largest healthcare fraud, will receive MSU's highest
commendation at ceremonies set for 10 a.m. Saturday, May12, at
MSU's Brick Breeden Fieldhouse.
Alderson, who graduated from the MSU College of Business in 1969
with a degree in accounting, was a key whistleblower in what
became the largest healthcare fraud prosecution case in U.S.
history. Alderson was chief financial office for North Valley
Hospital in Whitefish when Quorum Health Group, a subsidiary of
the healthcare giant HCA Healthcare Corp, took over the
management of the small hospital. Alderson was fired when he
refused to keep two sets of cost reports involving Medicare
payments. In 1993, he filed a whistleblower suit against Quorum.
During the coming years, Alderson and his family moved 14 times
as he sought employment, all the while maintaining public silence
about the case. The federal case was settled 13 years later for
nearly $1.7 billion and benefited taxpayers throughout the
country. The MSU College of Business has established the Alderson
Program in Entrepreneurship in his honor. Alderson will receive
an honorary doctorate in business.
Alderson will join three others in receiving his award,
including: Greg Gianforte, Adrienne Mayor and John Varley.
-Contributed by Carol Schmidt, MSU News Services
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