Health Network's Owner, Managers To Pay $900,000 For Fraudulent Billing

Mealey's (September 15, 2020, 11:48 AM EDT) -- STATESVILLE, N.C. — A federal judge in North Carolina on Sept. 14 dismissed a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought against a now-defunct health care network, its owner and two of its managers after they agreed to pay $900,000 to resolve allegations that they submitted fraudulent bills to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary diagnostic tests and procedures (United States, ex rel. David Majure v. Carolina Comprehensive Health Network PA, No. 15-134, W.D. N.C.)....