Healthcare Service Provider to Pay $60 Million to Settle Medicare & Medicaid False Claims Act Al

Department of Justice press release ---- A major U.S. hospital service provider, TeamHealth Holdings, as successor in interest to IPC Healthcare Inc., f/k/a IPC The Hospitalists Inc. (IPC), has agreed to resolve allegations that IPC violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare, Medicaid, the Defense Health Agency and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program for higher and more expensive levels of medical service than were actually performed (a practice known as "up-coding"), the Department of Justice announced today. Under the settlement agreement, TeamHealth has agreed to pay $60 million, plus interest. For more information on healthcare service provider to pay $60 million to settle medicare and medicaid false claims act allegations click on the picture below to read the DOJ release.