COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 4 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Kenneth L. Parker, issued the following news release: A local home healthcare provider has agreed to pay half a million dollars to the government and close its operations as part of a False Claims Act settlement. According to court documents, Academy Health Care Services is a home healthcare agency based in Dayton providing service to patients in Ohio, many of whom are disabled and living in group homes. Academy's   more