Law360 (June 19, 2006, 12:00 AM EDT) -- Saint Barnabas Health Care System has agreed to fork over $265 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare out of more than half a billion dollars over an eight-year period.
The New Jersey hospital system announced the massive deal on Friday, seeking to put to rest claims that it abused Medicare’s supplemental-reimbursement program.
A cloud of suspicion has hung over Saint Barnabas since 2002, when three whistleblowers filed two federal lawsuits accusing the hospital network of overcharging for room and board and other services under...
St. Barnabas Shells Out $265M Over Medicare Fraud
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