Kaiser Permanente to pay $556 million in justice department settlement
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Kaiser Permanente will pay $556 million to settle a Justice Department suit alleging inflated Medicare reimbursements.Summary
Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $556 million to the Department of Justice to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. The lawsuit, spanning from 2009 to 2018, claimed Kaiser pressured physicians to add diagnoses to patient records, leading to increased Medicare reimbursements. The Department of Justice asserted that these false diagnoses were submitted for patients in the Medicare Advantage plan, resulting in overpayments from the government. The settlement resolves these claims and aims to address the alleged fraudulent practices.
(Source：Daily Item)