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California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence Agreed to Pay $17,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Evaluation and Management Services Covered by Separate Grant Funding

After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, California Cancer Associates for Research and Excellence (CCARE), California, agreed to pay $17,346.84 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG alleged that CCARE billed Medicare for Evaluation and Management visits that were already covered within a grant funded by a pharmaceutical company and should have not been billed separately to Medicare.

Action Details

  • Date:May 15, 2014
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Fraud Self-Disclosures