A Pennsylvania sleep-away camp is being sued by the family of a camper based on accusations that a counselor molested the boy and a fellow camper last summer. The suit contends that the camp owner tried to cover up the abuse and gave the counselor a bus ticket back home to Canada. According to the […]
CRC Health Corp., a Cupertino, California-based nationwide service provider of mental heath and substance abuse treatment, will pay $9.25 million to the State of Tennessee and the federal government, resolving allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims for reimbursement for substandard treatment. The allegations involve a CRC-owned and -operated…
The DOJ has reached a $16.5 million settlement with Saint Joseph Health System Inc., an operator of hospitals in Kentucky, resolving allegations that it’s Saint Joseph Hospital submitted false claims to Medicare and state Medicaid programs in violation of the False Claims Act. The company, based in London, Ky. and the operation of several hospitals […]
The Justice Department (DOJ) has announced a $30 million settlement in a False Claims Act lawsuit against Rehab Systems of Missouri, RehabCare Group East Inc., and RehabCare Group Inc., three providers of contract therapy, as well as Health Systems Inc., a management company. The four companies were allegedly involved in a scheme of kickbacks for […]