Overlook to Pay Millions to Settle False Claims Allegations
Overlook will pay $8,999,999 to settle allegations that it overbilled Medicare, according to the U.S. Dept. of Justice.
The following release was issued by the U.S. Department of Justice this evening. Patch is reaching out to Overlook Hospital for a response. AHS Hospital Corp., Atlantic Health System Inc., and Overlook Hospital, located in New Jersey, have agreed to pay the United States $8,999,999 to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced today. The settlement resolves allegations that Overlook Hospital, owned and operated by AHS Hospital Corporation, and Atlantic Health Systems Inc., overbilled Medicare for patients who were treated on an inpatient basis when they should have been treated as either observation patients or on an outpatient basis. This settlement partially resolves a False Claims Act …
Max
7:42 am on Friday, June 22, 2012
I was twice billed by Overlook for my health insurance company's negotiated differential discount, with the statement claiming it was "patient responsibility". Both times, questioning it, I was told it was an error. I can only wonder how many patients might have unknowingly paid similar bills. more ›