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Indian-American Firm To Pay $15 Mn To Resolve Fraud Claims
The couple has not been charged or accused of any wrongdoing.
Incidentally, the husband-wife duo has in the past been awarded with the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, which is given to immigrants for their contributions to America.
“Fraud committed by medical practices costs New York taxpayers millions of dollars every year. My office will find those who cheat the system, cheat New York taxpayers and cheat our most vulnerable patients,” New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said in a statement.
“In addition to other fraud, these companies were suspected of paying kickbacks. This illegal behaviour must and will stop.”
The settlement resolves allegations that DIG submitted claims to federal healthcare programme Medicare, as well as the New Jersey and New York Medicaid Programmes.
Between 1999 to 2010, the companies submitted false billings for expensive imaging services such as ultrasounds, doppler scans, ultrasounds and pelvic x-rays.
Additionally, DIG allegedly bundled certain tests on its order forms so that physicians could not order other tests without ordering the additional bundled tests, which were not medically necessary.
In all, more than 40,000 false claims were submitted to the New York Medicaid program for the various imaging services.
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Source: PTI
