Post Acute Medical Agrees to Pay More Than $13 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Improper Physician Relationships
Post Acute Medical, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based operator of long term care and rehabilitation hospitals across the country, and certain affiliated entities through which the company operates its facilities (collectively, "PAM"), have agreed to pay the United States, Texas, and Louisiana a total of $13,168,000 to resolve claims that they violated the False Claims Act, and the Texas and Louisiana false claims statutes, by knowingly submitting claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs that resulted from violations of the Anti Kickback Statute and the Physician Self Referral Law, the Justice Department announced today.
Action Details
- Date:August 15, 2018
- Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions