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Amedisys Shuts Down Locations, Receives DOJ Investigation Demand.

Published on Wed Sep 01, 2010

The investigation into therapy provision practices at publicly traded companies appears to be taking its toll on Amedisys Inc. The Baton Rouge, La.-based national chain is closing or merging 39 locations and reducing its planned start-ups for this year from 40 to 10, the company says in a release. "The tremendous growth Amedisys has experienced over the last few years inevitably led to markets that could benefit from consolidation," COO Michael Snow says in the release. "This is a continuous process to enhance our infrastructure and adjust our operating culture." The company expects to incur charges of $7 to $9 million this year as a result of the closures, mergers, and start-up discontinuances, it says. It's not over: Amedisys has "received a civil investigative demand ("CID") issued by the U.S. Department of Justice pursuant to the federal False Claims Act," the company says in a separate release. "The CID requires [...]
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