UPMC settles a $38M whistleblower lawsuit over fraudulent billing to Medicare and Medicaid.

UPMC settles whistleblower lawsuit for $38M over allegations of fraudulent billing. The lawsuit, filed by former UPMC employees in 2012, accused the hospital system and its neurosurgeons of submitting false claims to Medicare and Medicaid to boost pay and revenues. The settlement resolves claims that UPMC overpaid neurosurgeons and that referred procedures and surgeries were in violation of federal laws.

May 10, 2024
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