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ZPIC Probe Leads To 7-Figure False Claims Settlement

Published on Fri Jan 08, 2016

Plus: Hospice physicians indicted in California scheme. If you think the worst you’ll get from a Medicare contractor review is a recoupment notice, think again. An investigation of Iowa Hospice by Zone Program Integrity Contractor NCI Advance-Med has led to a $1.1 million false claims settlement. The hospice knowingly submitted claims for patients who didn’t have a six-month prognosis, the [...]
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