Two subsidiaries of a hospice company have each agreed to settle separate allegations by whistleblowers that they falsely billed taxpayers by defrauding federal health care programs, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
Compassionate Care Hospice of Atlanta has agreed to pay $2.4 million to resolve claims that it paid kickbacks to doctors in exchange for patient referrals. Compassionate Care of Gwynedd Inc., based in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations that it admitted patients who did not need hospice care. Both companies are subsidiaries of Compassionate Care Hospice Group Inc., a Florida corporation with headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey.
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