The Delaware Department of Justice (DOJ) said the state's Medicaid program will receive more than $7.5 million as the result of a lawsuit settlement with Christiana Care Health Systems.
According to the DOJ, ChristianaCare allegedly provided free, or below-market support services to non-employee doctors, who then referred patients to Christiana Care. The referrals led to ChristianaCare billing Medicaid.
According to prosecutors that was a violation of the Delaware False Claims and Reporting Act.
"Kickbacks harm us all by inducing improper billing to the State’s Medicaid program," said Attorney General Kathy Jennings in a released statement. "The Delaware Department of Justice will continue to protect our state’s healthcare programs from fraud."
The allegations were brought forward in a whistleblower lawsuit.
According to the DOJ the alleged false claims occurred between April 1, 2011, and September 30, 2013, with respect to ChristianaCare's neonatology department, and between April 1, 2011, and April 14, 2017, with respect to the hospital's cardiovascular surgery, urology, neurosurgery, and ear nose and throat departments.
ChristianaCare provided the following statement to WDEL News:
Following a favorable judgement by the court, which dismissed a portion of the claims, we are pleased to settle this matter as we focus forward on meeting the evolving health needs of the diverse communities we serve.
Our number-one priority is to provide the best possible care to every...
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