Law360, New York (April 18, 2012, 5:28 PM EDT) -- Sound Shore Health System will pay about $2.3 million to settle allegations that its two New York suburban hospitals fraudulently overbilled Medicaid for physician-administered drugs, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Wednesday.
Sound Shore Medical Center will pay over $2.2 million, while Mount Vernon Hospital has already paid over $85,000, Schneiderman said. The hospitals reaped over $1 million in profit due to the overbilling and agreed to repay the state double what it fraudulently billed plus interest, according to Schneiderman.
"Through the unlawful overbilling of Medicaid,...
NY Hospitals Pay $2.3M Over Medicaid Drug Overbilling
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