Kaiser affiliates will pay $556M to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud

Kaiser affiliates will pay $556M to settle a lawsuit alleging Medicare fraud

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect diagnoses on medical records to receive higher reimbursements, federal prosecutors said. The deal announced...

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