Kaiser Permanente to pay $556M to settle Medicare Advantage fraud allegations.

Kaiser Permanente and its affiliates have agreed to pay $556 million to settle allegations of Medicare Advantage fraud, marking the largest such settlement in U.S. history. The government accused the healthcare provider of inflating patient risk scores to receive higher federal payments, violating Medicare rules. The settlement resolves claims from a whistleblower lawsuit and includes compliance measures to prevent future violations.