Enforcement:
LHC Group Pays $65 Million To Settle Lawsuit
Published on Wed Sep 14, 2011
National chain enters into CIA with OIG. It doesn't have to be your own employee who drags you into an expensive qui tam lawsuit. National chain LHC Group Inc. is shelling out $65 million to settle false claims charges first lodged in a lawsuit from an employee of a consulting firm it hired for quality initiatives. The suit pending in Louisiana federal court charges that certain LHC medical records did not contain sufficient documentation to support medical necessity, LHC explains in a release. LHC "disputes the government's claims and includes no admission or determination of wrongdoing" in the settlement, it notes. The Lafayette, La.-based company "chose to settle to avoid the disruption and expense of a multi-year legal dispute with the government," it says. Important point: "The settlement includes a release from the government for any claims for the period of 2006 to 2008 related to home health services, including [...]