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Utah Hospice Pays $1 Million To Settle Fraud Charges

Published on Fri Mar 10, 2023

Plus: Hospice medical director gets 5 years in prison, $15 million in restitution. Terminal illness is once again the crux of multiple fraud cases involving hospices. This time, the Department of Justice says Salt Lake City-based “Summit Hospice knowingly submitted false claims for payment to Medicare and Medicaid between October 1, 2018, and September 7, 2021,” according to a release. [...]
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