The government alleged Professional Ambulance billed government payers for the cost of transporting patients who were sufficiently mobile and not eligible to travel by ambulance. The government investigation specifically focused on the transport of dialysis patients.
Settlement proceeds will be split between the Medicare and Medicaid programs, with the federal government receiving $250,000 and the State of Rhode Island receiving $50,000.
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