Health Care Provider Agrees To Pay $5 Million For Alleged False Claims To California’s Medicaid Program
Lompoc Valley Medical Center (LVMC), a California Health Care District that operates multiple health care providers, including a hospital and several clinics, in Lompoc, California, has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act and the California False Claims Act by causing the submission of false claims to California’s Medicaid program (Medi-Cal) related to Medicaid Adult Expansion under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Action Details
- Date:August 30, 2023
- Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions