Hospice Company to Pay $4.4M in Pair of Whistleblower Settlements Over Alleged Fraud
The settlements are the latest example of the DOJ going after fraud in hospice facilities and nursing homes.
July 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM
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Two subsidiaries of a hospice company have each agreed to settle separate allegations by whistleblowers that they falsely billed taxpayers by defrauding federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
Compassionate Care Hospice of Atlanta has agreed to pay $2.4 million to resolve claims that it paid kickbacks to doctors in exchange for patient referrals. Compassionate Care of Gwynedd Inc., based in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations that it admitted patients who did not need hospice care. Both companies are subsidiaries of Compassionate Care Hospice Group Inc., a Florida corporation with headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey.
The settlements, announced earlier in July, are just the latest example of government oversight of alleged fraud in hospice facilities and nursing homes—sections of the health care industry that have been subject to heightened scrutiny in recent years. Last year, the DOJ launched 10 regional elder justice task forces to pursue nursing homes and other long-term care providers that provide inadequate care to their residents.
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