The agreement settles allegations that Visiting Physicians Association submitted claims to Medicare, TRICARE and Michigan Medicaid for unnecessary home visits and care plan oversight services for unnecessary tests and procedures and for more complex evaluation and management services than the services that Visiting Physicians Association actually provided, according to the release.
The allegations originated from four lawsuits filed by private plaintiffs under the qui tam or whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act, which permit private parties to file an action on the government’s behalf and share in any recovery. This settlement provides that the four whistleblower plaintiffs will collectively receive a total of approximately $1.7 million, according to the release.
Read the DOJ’s release on Visiting Physicians Association.
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