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Federal Tipoffs Involving Colorado Newsletter for Wednesday November 13, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Colo. U.S. Attorney: UCHealth Agrees to Pay $23M to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing for Emergency Department Visits
DENVER, Colorado, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado issued the following news release: University of Colorado Health, known as UCHealth and headquartered in Aurora, Colorado, has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in seeking and receiving payment from federal health care programs for visits to its emergency departments, by falsely coding certainEvaluation & Management (E&M) claims submitted to the Medicare  more

Justice Dept.: UCHealth Agrees to Pay $23M to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing for Emergency Department Visits
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: University of Colorado Health, known as UCHealth and headquartered in Aurora, Colorado, has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in seeking and receiving payment from federal health care programs for visits to its emergency departments, by falsely coding certain Evaluation & Management (E&M) claims submitted to the Medicare and TRICARE programs. "Improperly  more