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Health System Self-Discloses HH & Hospice Errors, Pays $18M
Published on Fri Nov 12, 2021
A health system is forking over more than $18 million for bogus home health and hospice claims, the Department of Justice says in a release. Geisinger Community Health Services in Pennsylvania has agreed to pay $18.5 million “to resolve allegations of civil liability for submitting claims to Medicare for hospice and home health services that violated Medicare rules and regulations. [...]