Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, Calif., has agreed to pay $5.25 million to the government to settle allegations of over-billing Medicare, according to an LA Weekly news report.
The government alleged the hospital had been billing Medicare for expensive treatments for more than their actual cost between 1996 and 2003. The hospital has been under investigation for the alleged activity since 2006, according to the report.
By settling the over-billing claims, the hospital acknowledges no wrongdoing, according to the report.
Read the LA Weekly report on Saint John's Health Center settlement.
Read other coverage on healthcare fraud in California:
- California Pathologist Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Prescription Fraud
- Nine Arrested in California for Medi-Cal Fraud
- Allstate Sues California Medical Professionals for Fraud
The government alleged the hospital had been billing Medicare for expensive treatments for more than their actual cost between 1996 and 2003. The hospital has been under investigation for the alleged activity since 2006, according to the report.
By settling the over-billing claims, the hospital acknowledges no wrongdoing, according to the report.
Read the LA Weekly report on Saint John's Health Center settlement.
Read other coverage on healthcare fraud in California:
- California Pathologist Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Prescription Fraud
- Nine Arrested in California for Medi-Cal Fraud
- Allstate Sues California Medical Professionals for Fraud