Lakewood Oncologist to Pay $3.1 Million to Settle Health Care Fraud Claims

Dr. Alfred H. Chan, an oncologist in Lakewood, Washington, and his family, have agreed to pay the United States $3.1 million to settle allegations that he and his wife defrauded federal health care programs by significantly and repeatedly overbilling for cancer treatment medications. From at least April 2006 through April 2009, the government contends that Dr. Chan and his wife Judy Chan intentionally inflated claims to Medicare, TRICARE, and other federal health care programs, resulting in a loss to the government estimated at over $1 million. Today's settlement represents a recovery of almost three times the estimated loss to federal health care programs.

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