UCHealth settles federal fraud case for $23M

UCHealth settles federal fraud case for $23M after accusations of fraudulent emergency room billing
UCHealth has settled a federal fraud case with the U.S. Department of Justice for $23 million after being accused of fraudulently billing Medicare and TRICARE for emergency care. UCHealth denies the allegations.
UCHealth to pay $23 million to settle federal lawsuit over billing fraud allegations
UCHealth will pay $23 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging the hospital system fraudulently coded emergency room visits submitted to Medicare and the military health insurance program
UCHealth agrees to pay $23M to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing
UCHealth has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations of fraudulent billing associated with emergency department visits, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado announced.
UCHealth settles $23M federal fraud case for accusations of fraudulently billing healthcare programs
University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) has agreed to pay $23 million to settle allegations of fraudulently billing federal healthcare programs. Colorado’s U.S. Attorney’s Office says between 2017 and 2021 UCHealth falsely coded some emergency room visits.
UCHealth says it will pay $23 million in fraudulent emergency department billing case
The payout resolves allegations that the health system used automatic coding for emergency department visits to fraudulently bill a pair of federal programs, Medicare and TRICARE.
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