Allina settles false claims case for $16 million
Allina Health System will pay the government $16 million to resolve allegations that the Minneapolis-based company overbilled Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE/CHAMPUS, the U.S. Justice Department announced Jan. 15.
The settlement resolves the government’s contention that between 1994 and 2001, Allina’s hospitals and clinics used a variety of improper billing methods, such as duplicate billing and upcoding.
The settlement also resolves three qui tam suits that alleged Allina knowingly retained overpayments even after the company’s own audits demonstrated that it had submitted erroneous claims. Although Allina repaid the specific claims identified as erroneous in the audits, the suits alleged that it did nothing to ensure that other false claims were repaid.
You have reached your article limit for the month. Subscribe now to access this article plus other member-only content.
- Award-winning Medical Content
- Latest Advances & Development in Medicine
- Unbiased Content