Western New York Medicare provider to pay up to $98 million in fraud scheme
A health insurance provider in western New York will have to pay $98 million after it submitted invalid diagnoses to Medicare to increase its payments.
In Settling Fraud Case, N.Y. Medicare Advantage Insurer, CEO Will Pay Up to $100M
A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn't exist.
Medicare Advantage insurer and CEO to pay up to $100 million to settle fraud case
A western New York health insurance provider for seniors and the CEO of its medical analytics arm have agreed to pay a total of up to $100 million to settle Justice Department allegations of fraudulent billing for health conditions that were exaggerated or didn’t exist.
Independent Health to pay up to $98 million in settlement for allegedly defrauding Medicare
The settlement with Amherst-based Independent Health, now-defunct affiliate company DxID and DxID's former CEO Betsy Gaffney caps off a 12-year whistleblower lawsuit.
Medicare Advantage fraud case settled for up to $100M
A whistleblower alleged Independent Health inflated payments in Medicare Advantage plans by billing the government for illnesses that patients didn’t have.
Medicare Advantage whistleblower case settled in New York
U.S. authorities have reached a settlement to resolve a whistleblower case alleging that a New York state health insurer systematically defrauded the federal Medicare program by exaggerating how sick members were in order to boost profits.
Medicare Advantage Fraud Case Settled for Up to $100 Million
A New York health insurer and a former top executive of its subsidiary agreed to pay up to $100 million to resolve a long-running whistleblower lawsuit alleging that the company defrauded Medicare by exaggerating how sick patients on its plans were.
DOJ case against Independent Health ends with $34.5 million settlement
Independent Health has agreed to a $34.5 million settlement that could rise to $98 million with the U.S. Department of ...
Independent Health settles $98M fraud case over inflated Medicare claims
The U.S. Attorney's Office says the company allegedly violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting, or causing the ...
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In settling fraud case, New York Medicare Advantage insurer, CEO will pay up to $100M
Betsy Gaffney, CEO of medical records review company DxID, will pay $2 million, according to the settlement agreement. Neither admitted wrongdoing. "Today's result sends a clear message to the ...