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Ambulance company fraud case
(Hartford -AP, Oct. 19, 2004 8:35 PM) _ Prosecutors say a Norwich ambulance company has pleaded guilty to a charge of health care fraud.
Professional Ambulance Service of Norwich was accused of submitting claims to Medicare for trips not covered by Medicare and TRICARE, a service covering those in the armed forces and their families.
Prosecutors said the company submitted claims for transporting kidney patients to dialysis treatments from 1999 until 2001, even though Medicare only pays for such treatment if the patient can't get out of bed or sit in a wheelchair.
E-M-Ts and paramedics were allegedly told to not mention in medical records if the patient could walk, sit or stand up.
Prosecutors also say the company will pay one-point-five (m) million dollars in civil penalties to settle allegations it violated the civil False Claims Act.
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(Hartford -AP, Oct. 19, 2004 8:35 PM) _ Prosecutors say a Norwich ambulance company has pleaded guilty to a charge of health care fraud.
Professional Ambulance Service of Norwich was accused of submitting claims to Medicare for trips not covered by Medicare and TRICARE, a service covering those in the armed forces and their families.
Prosecutors said the company submitted claims for transporting kidney patients to dialysis treatments from 1999 until 2001, even though Medicare only pays for such treatment if the patient can't get out of bed or sit in a wheelchair.
E-M-Ts and paramedics were allegedly told to not mention in medical records if the patient could walk, sit or stand up.
Prosecutors also say the company will pay one-point-five (m) million dollars in civil penalties to settle allegations it violated the civil False Claims Act.
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