LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Lompoc Valley Medical Center has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act by causing the submission of false claims related to Medicaid Adult Expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), with this and several prior settlements, the United States has recovered $95.5 million in connection with its investigation of healthcare entities in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
“Medi-Cal supports millions of Californians by providing for the critical healthcare they rely on every day,” said California Attorney General Bonta. “When providers misuse Medi-Cal funding, they siphon away much-needed resources from vulnerable, deserving patients. My office always stands ready to partner with the U.S. Department of Justice to hold such perpetrators accountable. The California Department of Justice is committed to protecting the integrity of the Medi-Cal program against those who may seek to abuse it.”
CenCal, Cottage Health System, Sansum Clinic, and Community Health Centers of the Central Coast previously paid $68 million to settle False Claims Act allegations brought by the DOJ.
Dignity Health and Twin Cities Community Hospital and Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, two subsidiaries of Tenet Healthcare Corporation previously paid $22.5 million to also settle similar False Claims Act allegations.
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