UCHealth to settle $23M over false claims allegations

UCHealth to pay $23M to settle allegations of falsely billed emergency department visits
UCHealth agreed to repay $23 million received from federal healthcare programs after allegations that the hospital violated the False Claims Act for visits to its emergency departments.
UCHealth says it will pay $23 million in fraudulent emergency department billing case
The payout resolves allegations that the health system used automatic coding for emergency department visits to fraudulently bill a pair of federal programs, Medicare and TRICARE.
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UCHealth has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations involving improperly coded emergency department claims billed to TRICARE a
UCHealth agrees to pay $23 million to resolve fraudulent billing allegations during emergency visits
The University of Colorado Health agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act by allegedly seeking and receiving payment from federal healthcare programs for visits to emergency departments,
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University of Colorado Health will pay $23 million to settle allegations from federal prosecutors pursuing a whistleblower's claim that the hospital system inflated its emergency department billing to public health insurance programs.
UCHealth agrees to $23 million settlement with the feds over false billing accusations
UCHealth, the state’s largest medical provider, has reached a $23 million settlement with federal authorities over allegations that it overbilled for emergency care at its hospitals, the Colorado U.S.
UCHealth settles federal fraud case for $23M after accusations of fraudulent emergency room billing
The University of Colorado Health has settled a federal fraud case with the U.S. Department of Justice for $23 million after UCHealth was accused of fraudulently billing Medicare and TRICARE for emergency care. "UCHealth is pleased to see the end of this ...
UCHealth agrees to pay $23M to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing
UCHealth has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing associated with emergency department visits, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announced.
UCHealth to pay $23 million to settle federal lawsuit over billing fraud allegations
UCHealth will pay $23 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging the hospital system fraudulently coded emergency room visits submitted to Medicare and the military health insurance program TRICARE.
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"UCHealth denies these allegations, but we agreed to the settlement to avoid potentially lengthy and costly litigation," a ...
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