Independent Health settles $98M fraud case over inflated Medicare claims – WGRZ.com

WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — An independent health association will pay nearly $100 million for alleged fraud against the government. U.S. prosecutors have announced that the company is suspected of violating the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting or causing Medicare to submit invalid diagnosis codes. Subsequently, Medicare Advantage Plus customers' payments increased and were impacted. Medicare […]