Health Care & Hospital Law
Jul. 5, 2023
Healthcare providers pay $68M over Medicaid fraud
“Health care systems and providers are on notice that the False Claims Act provides us with a powerful tool to ensure that taxpayer-funded health care programs are used for patient care, and not for furtive financial gain,” said U.S. Attorney Martin Estrada for the Central District of California.
A group of California healthcare providers in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties agreed to pay $68 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medi-Cal in connection with Medicaid Adult Expansion, the Department of Justice said.
“Medicaid expansion funds must be used for their intended purpose of providing health care services to low-income individuals,” Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton said ...
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