June 24, 2020

Augusta University Medical Center (AUMC) has agreed to pay $2.6 million to resolve fraud allegations by the United States, State of Georgia, and State of South Carolina under state and federal False Claims Acts.  According to the government, AUMC knowingly submitted claims to Medicare and Medicaid for a medically unnecessary procedure that was billed as a covered procedure.  USAO SDGA

Tagged in: FCA Federal, FCA State, Healthcare Fraud, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medicaid, Medical Billing Fraud, Medicare,