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Geisinger Community Health Services Agrees to Pay $18.5 Million to Settle Medicare False Claims

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced Monday that Geisinger Community Health Services has agreed to pay a settlement of more than $18.5 million “to resolve allegations of civil liability for submitting claims to Medicare for hospice and home health services that violated Medicare rules and regulations.”

GCHS voluntarily disclosed the violations, which occurred between January 2012 and December 2017, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

According to the voluntary disclosures, GCHS submitted claims to Medicare for hospice and home health services that violated Medicare rules and regulations regarding physician certifications of terminal illness, patient elections of hospice care, and physician face-to-face encounters with home health patients.

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