Post by Logan on Jul 6, 2016 4:47:50 GMT -6
University of Missouri pays $5.2 million to settle problems with medical billing
The University of Missouri on Thursday agreed to pay $5.2 million to settle claims in a medical billing whistleblower case taken over by federal prosecutors and to settle other billing problems identified during an internal investigation of the fraud.
The fraud settlement, reported in a news release Thursday by U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson, will cost MU Health Care $2.2 million for the actions of Michael Richards and Kenneth Rall, radiologists who were fired by the university in 2012. An additional $3 million, reported in a news release from MU Health Care, will cover improper billing for tests and treatments and other issues.
Rall and Richards also are defendants in the case, initially filed by Alvin Galuten, who in 2010 was a fellow and part-time faculty member in clinical radiology at the MU School of Medicine. Pending settlements of claims against Rall and Richards would require Rall to pay $1.5 million and Richards to pay $375,000.
Rall also has agreed to plead guilty to a health care fraud charge in federal court and surrender his medical license, according to a motion filed by federal prosecutors in March. Negotiations with Richards over a criminal plea were still underway at the time.
Read more: www.columbiatribune.com/news/education/university-of-missouri-pays-million-to-settle-problems-with-medical/article_8bed7195-5bfa-5c69-ae5e-1f70975fa48e.html
The University of Missouri on Thursday agreed to pay $5.2 million to settle claims in a medical billing whistleblower case taken over by federal prosecutors and to settle other billing problems identified during an internal investigation of the fraud.
The fraud settlement, reported in a news release Thursday by U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson, will cost MU Health Care $2.2 million for the actions of Michael Richards and Kenneth Rall, radiologists who were fired by the university in 2012. An additional $3 million, reported in a news release from MU Health Care, will cover improper billing for tests and treatments and other issues.
Rall and Richards also are defendants in the case, initially filed by Alvin Galuten, who in 2010 was a fellow and part-time faculty member in clinical radiology at the MU School of Medicine. Pending settlements of claims against Rall and Richards would require Rall to pay $1.5 million and Richards to pay $375,000.
Rall also has agreed to plead guilty to a health care fraud charge in federal court and surrender his medical license, according to a motion filed by federal prosecutors in March. Negotiations with Richards over a criminal plea were still underway at the time.
Read more: www.columbiatribune.com/news/education/university-of-missouri-pays-million-to-settle-problems-with-medical/article_8bed7195-5bfa-5c69-ae5e-1f70975fa48e.html