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Ellington Psychiatrist To Pay Over $800,000 In False Claims Act Allegations Settlement

US Attorney John H. Durham and CT Attorney General George Jepsen announced that Ellington BEhavioral Health (“EBH”) has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments to pay $ 805,071 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts. The government alleges that EBH submitted claims to Medicare for multiple units of urine drug screening tests when they knew or should have known that only one unit of service could be billed per patient encounter.

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Scranton Physician Agrees To Pay $625,000 in Settlement

The US Attorney’s Office for Pennsylvania’s Middle District announced today that the Estate of Dr. Leroy Pelicci has agreed to pay a $ 625,000 settlement regarding False Claims Act allegations.

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Civil Fraud Case Settlement from Fredericksburg Hospitalist Group amounts to $4.2 Million

Along with 14 of its member shareholders, Fredericksburg Hospitalist Group has agreed to pay nearly $ 4.2 million to settle a federal False Claims Act case brought under the qui tam whistleblower provisions of the FCA.

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Due to Improper Billing, Healey Returns $500,000 in Settlement With a Springfield Dentist

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced today a settlement with a pediatric dentist in Springfield. Healey’s office returned $ 500,000 to MassHealth, the state’s Medicaid program, resolving claims that improper billing for services occurred.

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Healthcare Provider will pay $60 Million Settlement for Medicare and Medicaid False Claims

TeamHealth Holdings, a major U.S. hospital service provider, has agreed to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare, Medicaid, the DHA, and the Federal EHB Program for higher and more expensive levels of medical service than what were actually performed (a practice also known as “up-coding”), the DOJ announced today. Under the settlement TeamHealth agreed to pay $ 60 million with interest.

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UConn Health Center owes $184,984 to US Government for overbilling allegations settlement

Deirdre M. Daly, US Attorney for Connecticut, today released that the UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER (“UConn Health”) has settled with the US Government through which it will pay $ 184, 984 for allegations that it overbilled the Medicare Program. The US Government alleges that UConn Health improperly submitted claims to Medicare for certain procedures. Specifically, the government alleges that UConn Health submitted claims using codes for higher paying wound closure procedures, {somewhat|alternatively} than using codes for the lower paying {injury|hurt} procedures that had been actually performed. By incorrectly coding the wound closure procedures, UConn Health received money from Medicare it was not entitled to receive.

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UMC, and the estate of a late doctor, deny fraud allegations and agree to pay $3.3 million settlement

Physicians at UMC, as well as the estate of a Lubbock doctor killed in a plane crash last February, have agreed to pay a $ 3.3 million settlement to the federal and state government against allegations of false Medicaid and Medicare submitted claims.

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UMC, and the estate of a late doctor, deny fraud allegations and agree to pay $3.3 million settlement

Physicians at UMC, as well as the estate of a Lubbock doctor killed in a plane crash last February, have agreed to pay a $ 3.3 million settlement to the federal and state government against allegations of false Medicaid and Medicare submitted claims.

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UMC, and the estate of a late doctor, deny fraud allegations and agree to pay $3.3 million settlement

Physicians at UMC, as well as the estate of a Lubbock doctor killed in a plane crash last February, have agreed to pay a $ 3.3 million settlement to the federal and state government against allegations of false Medicaid and Medicare submitted claims.

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