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Corporate Integrity Agreement with AmeriCare Ambulance Service, Inc. and Americare ALS Inc.

Closed  |  Effective from to  |  Duration 5 years
Location
Seffner, FL
Settlement Amount
$5,496,817

AGREEMENT PRESS RELEASE

Tampa's Largest Ambulance Providers Agree To Pay $5.5 Million To Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Regarding Medically Unnecessary Ambulance Transports

Published by the United States Department of Justice | View article on www.justice.gov

Tampa, FL - United States Attorney Maria Chapa Lopez announces that AmeriCare Ambulance Service, Inc. and its sister company, AmeriCare ALS, Inc. (collectively, AmeriCare), have agreed to pay approximately $5.5 million to resolve allegations that they defrauded Medicare by billing for medically unnecessary ambulance transportation services.

Report Type
Corporate Integrity Agreement
Category
Claims Review
Tags
Non-institutional care