Baptist Health settles False Claims allegations for $1.5M
05/09/24 at 03:00 AM
Baptist Health settles False Claims allegations for $1.5M
Becker's Hospital Review; by Naomi Diaz; 5/7/24
Jacksonville, FL-based Baptist Health has agreed to pay $1.5 million to address accusations of breaching the False Claims Act. The health system allegedly prompted its subsidiaries to provide discounts up to 50% or more to patients, aiming to incentivize them to acquire or recommend Baptist Health services covered by federal healthcare programs, according to a May 6 Justice Department news release. ... The Anti-Kickback Statute states that individuals in federal healthcare programs cannot get paid for sending others to receive healthcare for which the government pays.