University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

$2 Million Settlement reached in Whistleblower lawsuit with New Jersey University Hospital

Settlement Amount: 
$2,000,000

A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) who is accused of defrauding Medicaid by submitting duplicate claims for payment.

The whistleblower will receive a $801,000 share of the total federal recovery.

The whistleblwoer case, filed in July 2004, alleged that From 1993 to 2004, UMDNJ’s University Hospital submitted claims to Medicaid for outpatient physician services that were also being billed by doctors working in the hospital’s outpatient centers. By submitting duplicate claims for payment, University Hospital effectively doubled billed the government’s Medicaid program.

Sort Amount: 
2000000.00
Company: 
New Jersey University Hospital
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