Stanford is again sued for its alleged multi-million dollar healthcare billing fraud, now at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.
PALO ALTO, CA, USA, October 11, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The Wonderful Company filed suit in California State Superior Court against Stanford for alleged multi-million dollar healthcare fraud at the Stanford Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. The lawsuit is captioned The Wonderful Company vs. Stanford Children's Hospital et. al. The suit alleges that Stanford and its affiliates are involved in “extortion” through demands from exorbitant and fraudulent medical bills. The complaint also alleges that Stanford and its affiliates habitually and egregiously upcoded and double billed for the medical care of a very young child. The suit seeks to hold Stanford accountable for its “unlawful, and unconscionable behavior” in connection with alleged frankly fraudulent medical charges submitted for the care of a young child.
But the lawsuit seeks more than that- it also pleads relief from the court for “others who are similarly situated” pursuant to California statutes which allow the same. The complaint alleges that although Stanford had already billed and been paid for $1.3 million for services rendered at Stanford to just one child, Stanford Children’s Hospital suddenly demanded an additional $4,605,066.26 for the treatment of the same child. The suit states that Stanford as a tax advantaged “non-profit”, took further advantage of its...
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