Compliance & Legal
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.
The American Diabetes Association does not recommend the treatment and Medicare's review of the therapy for diabetic wounds owes more to hospitals' pursuit of revenue than to the treatment's proven value.
Per agreement, lawyer fees will soak up a third of the $115 million fund, boiling down to less than a dollar each for the 78.8 million breach victims.