Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

$4 Million Settlement reached in Whistleblower case with Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers Inc

Settlement Amount: 
$4,000,000

A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against Regency Nursing and Rehabilitation Centers Inc who is accused of submitting false claims to Medicare and the Texas Medicaid program.

Specifically the United States complaint alleged that Regency submitted claims for reimbursement to Medicare and Medicaid for rehabilitation and skilled nursing services that were not reimbursable because the nursing home residents were not qualified for the services, the services were not medically necessary, or they were not supported by adequate documentation.

Sort Amount: 
4000000.00
Company: 
Regency Nursing

$6.8 Million Settlement in Whisteblower lawsuit with San Mateo Medical Center

Settlement Amount: 
$6,800,000

A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against San Mateo Medical Center (SMMC) who is accused of submitting false claims to the United States in connection with payments from the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

The whistleblower that filed the orignal complaint will receive $1,020,000.

The government alleges that SMMC falsely inflated its bed count to Medicare in order to receive higher payments under Medicare’s Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) adjustment. The DSH adjustment is an extra Medicare payment available to hospitals that meet certain requirements, including having 100 or more acute care beds.

In addition, the government alleges that San Mateo County improperly obtained federal payments under the Medicaid program for services provided to patients at Institutes of Mental Disease (IMDs) who were between the ages of 22 and 64. Such services are ineligible for federal funding, and San Mateo County was required to separately report them to the California Department of Mental Health so that the state could ensure that no federal funds were used to pay for them. Medicaid (known as Medi-Cal in California) is a program funded jointly by federal and state funds. The settlement covers conduct from 1997 to 2007.

Sort Amount: 
6800000.00
Company: 
San Mateo Medical Center
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