Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Chain Settles Shareholder Suit For $43.75 Million

Insurance covers $15 million. Three years after coughing up $150 million to settle Medicare billing fraud charges, Amedisys Inc. has agreed to pony up another $43.75 million to settle a class action lawsuit from shareholders. Reminder: The Baton Rouge, La.-based company first revealed the $150 million settlement in November 2013, then it was finalized the following May. The billing violations [...]
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