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Lehigh Valley-Area Doctor Agrees to Pay $45,000 to Resolve False Claims Act Liability

PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced that Maneesh Ailawadi, MD, has agreed to pay $45,000 plus interest to resolve False Claims Act allegations that he caused the submission of false claims by submitting inappropriate claims to Medicaid and Medicare by improperly billing esophagogastroduodenoscopies (“EGDs”) on bariatric patients at the former Steward Easton Hospital in Easton, Pennsylvania.

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Action Details

  • Date:October 1, 2024
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions