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The City of El Paso Agreed to Pay $1.1 Million for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Submitting Claims for Improperly Billed Ambulance Transportation Services

After it self-disclosed conduct to the OIG, the City of El Paso, Texas (El Paso), agreed to pay $1,162,828.50 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. The OIG alleged that El Paso submitted claims to Medicare for emergency Advanced Life Support ambulance transportation services when, in actuality, the medically reasonable and necessary level of services was the lower cost emergency Basic Life Support ambulance transportation services.

Action Details

  • Date:September 27, 2013
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Fraud Self-Disclosures