LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A healthcare provider has agreed to pay $3 million in a settlement to pay false claims.
1st Adult & Pediatrics Healthcare Services agreed to make the payment to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act. That's in relation to the provider engaging in fraudulent billing activities between January 2017 and May 2021.
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In that time period, 1st Adult & Pediatrics billed Virginia Medicaid to be reimbursed for in-home healthcare services, even though the services being provided were actually for pediatric patients who were instead hospitalized, according to Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares. Miyares said the healthcare provider also charged for services that were never provided.
“Those who take advantage of Virginians during some of their most vulnerable times must be held accountable. Thanks to the excellent work done by my office and our federal partners, this organization will have to answer for its illegitimate billing methods that exploited hospitalized pediatric patients,” Miyares said.
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