The government alleged BMH, a nonprofit community hospital, submitted false outpatient laboratory claims to Medicaid and Medicare without proper documentation to support reimbursement. The claims were submitted between January 2012 through September 2014, according to the DOJ.
The settlement comes after a whistle-blower made the initial allegations..
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