CBS Colorado. UCHealth to pay $23M settlement, accused of violating false claims act. Posted: November 13, 2024 | Last updated: June 29, 2025. UCHealth to pay $23M settlement, accused of violating ...

According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for Colorado, UCHealth agreed to pay $23 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act by "falsely coding certain Evaluation ...

The False Claims Act says someone who knowingly submits a false claim to the government can be held liable for triple damages ...

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Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations involving improperly coded emergency department claims billed to TRICARE and Medicare. 1 ...

Aurora, Colo.-based University of Colorado Health has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by improperly coding certain evaluation and management ...

The actual submission or presentment of a claim is “the sine qua non of a False Claims Act violation” (see Olhausen v. Arriva Med., LLC, 124 F.4th 851, 860 (11th Cir. 2024)).

The False Claims Act dates to the Civil War and allows the government to recover funds up to three times the damages it incurs, in addition to penalties, according to the DOJ.

DENVER — UCHealth agreed to repay $23 million received from federal health care programs after allegations that the hospital violated the False Claims Act for visits to its emergency departments.

According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado, UCHealth agreed to pay $23 million to settle claims it violated the False Claims Act by "falsely coding certain ...

According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for Colorado, UCHealth agreed to pay $23 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act by "falsely coding certain Evaluation ...