Guardian Hospice and Related Entities to Pay $3 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
ATLANTA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia announced that Guardian Hospice of Georgia, LLC, Guardian Home Care Holdings, Inc., and AccentCare, Inc., (collectively Guardian) agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that Guardian knowingly submitted false claims to the Medicare program for hospice patients who were not terminally ill. Guardian is a for-profit hospice that provides hospice services in the Atlanta, Georgia, area.
Action Details
- Date:October 2, 2015
- Agency:U.S. Attorney
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions