Compliance & Legal
Office was part of massive nationwide healthcare fraud takedown where more than 400 were charged, including 15 in their district.
Office of the Inspector General will review accuracy of payments to Medicare hospitals between 2011 and 2016, as well as telemedicine payments.
Cases stem from landmark nationwide sweep that saw more than 400 defendants charged, caused $1.3 billion in losses, the DOJ said.
OIG also issued exclusion notices to 295 doctors, nurses, and other providers related to opioid diversion and abuse.
The agreement settles allegations that Walmart failed to confirm and document the necessary diagnoses for Code 1 drugs.
Of the facilities with reported violations prior to 2014, 52 percent slid back into dangerous care according to a Kaiser Health News analysis of federal health inspection data.
DOJ says court documents show Carolinas upcoded numerous tests, triggering higher payouts from government programs.
A routine survey found a lack of timeliness was in violation of state law and Kaiser may face an additional fine.
The outreach was prompted by a Justice Department announcement in June that Genesis Healthcare would pay the federal government more than $53.6M.
The hospital owners will pay $31.9 million to the United States and $10 million to the State of California, the DOJ said.