National ICD Settlements

The New York Times | October 30, 2015 | By The Associated Press No content available

The Denver Post | October 30, 2015 | By Alicia Wallace Englewood-based Catholic Health Initiatives and two Colorado hospitals were part of a $258 million federal settlement related to improper Medicare billing. Nearly 500 hospitals, covered by 70 agreements, have agreed to settle whistleblower claims that they billed Medicare for cardiac procedures that did not qualify for coverage. Nonprofit Catholic Health agreed to…

Corporate Crime Report | October 30, 2015 Nearly five hundred hospitals will pay $257 million to settle allegations that they improperly billed Medicare for surgical procedures to  implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). The Justice Department negotiated 70 separate settlements with the hospital systems, including some of the largest systems in the country. HCA will pay $15.8 million and Tenet Healthcare…

Modern Healthcare | October 30, 2015 | By Lisa Schencker (This story was updated at 5 p.m. ET.) More than 450 hospitals have settled with the government for more than $250 million as part of a yearslong, nationwide investigation into the suspected overuse of implantable cardiac devices, the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday. The hospital systems involved include many of the country’s largest, such as…

U.S. News & World Report | October 30, 2015 | By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Friday that it had reached settlements totaling more than $250 million with hundreds of hospitals where doctors implanted cardiac devices in violation of Medicare coverage requirements. The settlements encompass nearly 500 hospitals in 43 states where cardioverter defibrillators were implanted in Medicare patients too soon…

Seattle PI | October 30, 2015 | By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press Content not available

Georgia Health News | October 30, 2015 | By Andy Miller More than 450 hospitals, including several in Georgia, will pay a total of more than $250 million to settle allegations that cardiac devices were implanted in Medicare patients in violation of the program’s coverage requirements, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Georgia hospitals involved in the settlements include Emory…

The Baltimore Sun | October 30, 2015 | By Meredith Cohn The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a $250 million settlement with 457 hospitals — including 10 in Maryland — related to cardiac devices that were implanted in violation of Medicare rules, the agency announced Friday. It’s one of the largest whistle-blower cases brought…

CBS News | October 30, 2015 | By AP WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced Friday that hundreds of hospitals will give back $257 million in Medicare payments because doctors implanted cardiac devices in violation of government rules. The settlements encompass nearly 500 hospitals in 43 states where cardioverter defibrillators were implanted in Medicare patients too soon after they suffered…