Civil Litigation,
Health Care & Hospital Law
Aug. 6, 2018
Healthcare company settles DOJ case for $65M
The allegations were that hospitals submitted false claims to Medicare by admitting patients who only needed outpatient care
A large California-based health care company and its CEO have agreed to pay $65 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations that several of its hospitals in the state knowingly submitted false claims to Medicare by admitting patients who only needed outpatient care and billing for more expensive diagnoses. The whistleblower in the case will receive $17.225 million.
The Department of Justice intervened in parts of the suit b...
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