Amedisys to pay $150 million to settle Medicare fraud case

Amedisys Inc., one of the nation’s largest home health providers, will pay $150 million to settle claims that it exaggerated Medicare billings and had improper financial relations with referring physicians, the Department of Justice revealed. Meanwhile McClatchy is reporting that, based on an analysis of Medicare’s list of banned providers, Miami is at the top for Medicare fraud. …read more