Amid allegations of Medicare fraud, Y-NH settles for $3.7 million
Fine marks second this year for embattled hospital
The embattled Yale-New Haven Hospital, already mired in a decade-long tussle over the unionization of its workers, agreed Friday to pay a fine of $3.78 million to the U.S. Department of Justice in order to settle accusations of Medicare fraud.
The hospital did not admit any liability in the settlement, which was announced Friday morning by U.S. Attorney Kevin O’Connor.
But from 2000 to 2005, the hospital over-billed Medicare for infusion therapy, chemotherapy administration and blood transfusion services performed on patients, federal prosecutors alleged. The hospital’s...
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