Regulators accused the hospital system of over-billing for some emergency room visits.

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UCHealth agrees to $23M settlement with DOJ over inflated billing allegations

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UCHealth will pay $23 million to settle a federal lawsuit alleging the hospital system fraudulently coded emergency room visits submitted to Medicare and the military health insurance program TRICARE. Department of Justice officials accused UCHealth of using an “automatic coding rule” for ER patients despite knowing the practice didn’t comply with Medicare and TRICARE billing rules, according to a Tuesday news release about the settlement. UCHea…

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UCHealth to pay $23 million to settle federal lawsuit over billing fraud allegations

UCHealth agreed to repay $23 million received from federal healthcare programs after allegations that the hospital violated the False Claims Act for visits to its emergency departments.

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UCHealth to pay $23M to settle allegations of falsely billed emergency department visits

UCHealth, the state’s largest medical provider, has reached a $23 million settlement with federal authorities over allegations that it overbilled for emergency care at its hospitals, the Colorado U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. The allegations claim that UCHealth...

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UCHealth agrees to $23 million settlement with the feds over false billing accusations

Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has agreed to pay $23 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations involving improperly coded emergency department claims billed to TRICARE and Medicare.

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UCHealth Agrees to Pay $23M to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Billing for Emergency Department Visits

UCHealth agrees to $23M settlement with DOJ over inflated billing allegations

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