SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a nearly $26 million settlement against Central California medical provider Clinica Sierra Vista (CSV) for underreporting its income in violation of the California False Claims Act and the federal False Claims Act. CSV, which serves customers in California’s Kern, Fresno, and Inyo Counties, initially and voluntarily reported its conduct to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California (USAO) and the California Department of Justice’s Division of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse (DMFEA). DMFEA and the USAO investigated the case and negotiated the settlement, working with the California Department of Health Care Services and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG). Of the total $25.98 million settlement amount, California will receive $15.59 million and the federal government will receive $10.39 million.
“It’s important for medical providers to report accurately so that taxpayers aren’t overcharged for services with their dollars,” said U.S. Attorney Talbert. “We encourage others to follow the example of Clinica Sierra Vista in self-reporting overcharges and remain committed to working cooperatively to eliminate fraud.”
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