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fromSan Jose Inside
5 days ago

Fremont Firm Agrees to Pay $1M for False Claims for COVID Business Loans

Innodisk USA will pay $950,000 to settle claims of knowingly violating PPP loan eligibility and forgiveness requirements under the False Claims Act.
Public health
fromThe Oaklandside
3 months ago

Kaiser Permanente will pay $556M to settle Medicare fraud case

Kaiser Permanente will pay $556 million to settle allegations it pressured physicians to alter records to increase federal Medicare Advantage risk-adjustment payments.
fromSan Jose Inside
3 months ago

Kaiser Permanente Affiliates Pay $556M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Affiliates of Kaiser Permanente, the healthcare consortium headquartered in Oakland, have agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the federal False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes for their Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees in order to receive higher payments from the government. The civil settlement includes the resolution of certain claims brought in lawsuits under the whistleblower provisions of the False Claims Act by Ronda Osinek and Dr. James M. Taylor, former employees of Kaiser Permanente.
Healthcare
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