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Corpus Christi Hospice Forks Over $1M To Settle Qui Tam Charges

Published on Fri Aug 26, 2022

A Texas hospice will pay nearly $1 million to settle whistleblower charges that it submitted claims for ineligible patients. Familia Healthcare Services Inc., dba Del Cielo Hospice and Palliative Care, in Corpus Christi knowingly submitted false claims from May 2017 through January 2022 for patients who didn’t qualify for the benefit, the Department of Justice says in a release. The [...]
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