King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services has agreed to pay $6.85 million to settle charges that it provided substandard psychiatric services to adolescent patients in Virginia, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The government claims UHS and two of its units, Keystone Education & Youth Services and Keystone Marion, provided substandard counseling and treatment in violation of Medicaid requirements. The services in question took place at Marion (Va.) Youth Center, a residential facility.
The Department of Justice also alleges that the facility falsified patient records and submitted false claims to Medicaid.
UHS officials were not available for comment at the time of the news report's publication.
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The government claims UHS and two of its units, Keystone Education & Youth Services and Keystone Marion, provided substandard counseling and treatment in violation of Medicaid requirements. The services in question took place at Marion (Va.) Youth Center, a residential facility.
The Department of Justice also alleges that the facility falsified patient records and submitted false claims to Medicaid.
UHS officials were not available for comment at the time of the news report's publication.
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