Medicare Advantage plan settles upcoding allegations for $22.5M
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 02, 2023
A Medicare Advantage plan will pay $22.5 million to settle allegations that it systematically reviewed patient charts to tack on additional charges before submitting claims to Medicare, federal law enforcement...
Whistleblowers get another chance to fine-tune 8-year-old allegations against Genesis
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 19, 2024
More than eight years after first alleging False Claims Act violations against Genesis Healthcare and Sun Healthcare, a group of whistleblowers was given more time to refine its case.
Whistleblowers add to nursing home COVID relief burdens
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 31, 2022
A $105 million federal lawsuit filed last week — one possibly on its way to a quick dismissal — shows the growing threats nursing home operators face in accounting for their right to collect and spend...