Hospice to pay $1.75 million to resolve false claims act allegations
ATLANTA - STG Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc. ("STG Healthcare") and two of its senior executives, Paschal "Pat" Gilley and Mathew Gilley, have agreed to pay $1.75 million to resolve allegations that STG Healthcare, operating as Interim Healthcare of Atlanta, submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for patients who were not eligible for the hospice benefit and that resulted from STG Healthcare's provision of unlawful payments to a referring physician in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statutes.
Action Details
- Date:March 4, 2020
- Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Georgia
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions