June 30, 2022
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (Molina) and its previously owned subsidiary, Pathways of Massachusetts (Pathways), have agreed to pay $4.625 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting reimbursement claims while violating several regulations related to the licensure and supervision of staff.
June 30, 2022
The American Hospital Association has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to look into commercial payers that routinely deny access to care and services.
Thomas Sullivan Last Updated May 30, 2022
The Department of Justice had a $22.7 million settle with Providence Health & Services Washington (Providence) to resolve allegations that Providence inappropriately billed claims to federal programs (Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare, etc.) for services that were not medically necessary.
Of the 242 unique enrollee-years that were audited, 98 had validated medical records that supported the HCC (Hierarchical Condition Categories) diagnoses submitted. The other 144 unique enrollee-years diagnoses were not supported by the medical records, because Peoples Health was not able to locate the medical records.
