Baltimore, Maryland – The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health in Easton, Maryland (“Shore Health”), has agreed to pay the United States $296,870 to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act by submitting false claims to the United States for radiation therapy and diagnostic services that lacked the required supervision from a physician.

The civil settlement was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and by Special Agent in Charge Maureen Dixon of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General.

“It is imperative that Medicare and other federal health care programs are protected from fraud because those programs are funded through taxpayer dollars,” said United States Attorney Erek L. Barron. “The United States Attorney’s Office will hold accountable those providers who defraud federal health care programs.”

“Providers who submit false claims to Medicare are undermining the integrity of federal health care programs,” said Special Agent in Charge Maureen Dixon, at the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG). “HHS-OIG is proud to work alongside our law enforcement partners to protect valuable taxpayer dollars from fraud.”

Shore Health is a part of the University of Maryland Medical System and primarily serves the needs of Maryland residents in Caroline, Dorchester, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, and Kent counties. According to the settlement...

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