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October11,2011 10:50amET|ByKarenM.Cheung 0

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NewYorkDowntownHospitalagreedtopay$13.4milliontosettleMedicaidfraud andkickbackcharges,reportstheNe YorkPostyesterday.DowntownHospital allegedlypaidhealthcarefirmandcodefendantSpecialCareHospital Managementforreferralsandthenadmittedthesamepatientsmultipletimesto itsunlicensedinpatientdetoxprogram.Thehospitalsubmittedmorethan2,000 Medicaidclaimsworthmorethan$9.15million,accordingtothearticle.

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DowntownHospitalknowinglysubmittedfalseandfraudulentclaimstoMedicaid from2002to2006,AmyHeld,specialassistantforthestateAttorneyGeneral medicalfraudcontrolunit,saidinthe2008complaint,reportsthePost.Italso allegedlypaidamonthlyfeeof$38,500toSpecialCareforpatientreferrals, violatingantikickbacklaws.


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"TheUnitedStatesandthestateofNewYorkhavereachedagreementsinprincipletosettlethese actionsastodefendantsSpecialCareHospitalManagementCorp.,RobertMcNutt[itsCEO]and alettertothejudge. Lastmonth,theCentersforMedicare&MedicaidServices(CMS)issuedaMedicaidfinalrule,in whichitwouldspecificallytargetMedicaidfraud,waste,andabusewiththegoalsofsavingan estimated$2.1billionoverthenextfiveyears. Formoreinformation: readtheNe YorkPostarticle RelatedArticles: Payerspayup:6recentfinesoninsurers HealthcareexecswindledWashington,landedheaviestfraudsentenceever OIG:HHStotargethospitalsincontinuedfraudcrackdown HospitalCEO,lawyerindictedforallegedobstruction,perjuryof$188Mfraudcollection AdministrationtotargetMedicaidfraudnext Postacomment
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