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Cigna Announces Settlement With US on Claims it Overcharged Medicare Advantage

Health insurer Cigna Group says it has reached a settlement with the United States over claims it overcharged the government’s Medicare Advantage program by making it appear patients were more ill than they actually were. The settlement, reached on Friday, …

Tennessee-Based Nursing Home Chain Settles Medicare Overbilling Case for $145M

An eastern Tennessee-based skilled nursing home chain has reached a $145 million settlement that federal officials called the largest ever of its kind. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Monday that Life Care Centers of America …

Second Largest Georgia Hospital to Settle False Medicare Billing Charges for $20M

Federal prosecutors say a central Georgia hospital system has agreed to a multimillion dollar settlement to resolve allegations of fraudulent Medicare billing. Authorities say the Medical Center of Central Georgia has agreed to pay $20 million to settle claims that …