Parent Company of Detroit Hospital Pays $830,000 to Settle Claims That It Overbilled Medicare

SCCI Hospitals has paid $830,000 to settle claims that its Detroit facility overbilled Medicare for services, according to a report by WLNS News.

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The hospital, which treats critically-ill patients, allegedly billed Medicare for medically unnecessary services from 2004-2005, according to the report.

The case was brought forth by five former SCCI employees who will share 20 percent of the settlement.

Read the WLNS News report on SCCI Hospitals’ settlement.

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