June 29, 2023

Three healthcare providers—Community Health Centers of the Central Coast, Cottage Health System, and Sansum Clinic—and a California public health agency, CenCal Health, have agreed to pay a total of $68 million to settle allegations of submitting false claims to the state’s Medicaid program, in violation of state and federal False Claims Acts.  The defendants allegedly took advantage of a federal expansion of Medi-Cal coverage for previously uninsured adults by submitting duplicative or unallowed claims.  CA AG; DOJ

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