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In the July 13 edition of the Report on Medicare Compliance, Editor Nina Armstrong quoted Ken Nolan in her article titled, “Teaching Hospital Settles Physician Billing Case, Signs Second Agreement with OIG.” The article reported that Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in Shreveport (LSUHSC-S) recently settled a dispute alleging it billed Medicare for surgery [...]
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Earlier this week, the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey agreed to pay the federal government $2 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that it bilked Medicaid in a double-billing scheme that started in 1993 and ended in 2003, according to the Department of Justice. The settlement was the second time UMDNJ [...]
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Three HealthEast Care System hospitals have agreed to pay the United States $2.28 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare, the U.S. Justice Department announced May 21, 2009. According to the DOJ press release, the settlement resolves allegations that the St. Paul, Minn.-based hospitals overcharged Medicare from 2002 [...]
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Methodist Hospital in Houston has agreed to pay the United States $9.99 million to settle allegations that it defrauded the federal Medicare program, the U.S. Department of Justice announced March 26, 2009. The government alleged that, between January 2001 and August 2003, Methodist improperly inflated charges for inpatient and outpatient care to make its costs [...]
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On October 17, 2007, Florence Ubak-Offiong was indicted on health care fraud charges including violations of the anti-kickback statute. The indictment alleges that through her medical supply company fraudulently overbilled Medicare for equipment received on behalf of customers located throughout the state of Texas. Medicare supply companies are coming under continuing scrutiny for their fraudulent [...]
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Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc., a network of physician groups who provide medical services in hospital neonatal intensive care units in 32 states has agreed to pay the government over $25 million to settle government claims under the False Claims Act that Pediatrix improperly billed and upcoded reimbursement claims for more expensive treatment than actually provided. [...]
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