The Justice Department and HHS will settle self-disclosed False Claims Act violations at 1.25 to 1.6 times the amount owed through April 22, 2027. What the pilot covers, why it does not reach Florida Medicaid claims under section 68.082, and what Florida practices should do now.
The Villages Health System agreed to a $541.5 million False Claims Act settlement over Medicare Advantage diagnosis codes added to charts months after the visit, often without the treating physician. Every one of those codes carried a physician's name. Here is what Florida physicians should check now.