12 US Hospitals paid the government $28M for abusing kyphoplasty stays

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KYPHOPLASTY FALSE CLAIMS SETTLEMENTS REACH $130 MILLION (Orthopedics This Week)
Allegations that hospitals kept kyphoplasty patients overnight, instead of on an outpatient basis, continues to serve as an ATM for the government.
On December 18, 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that 32 more hospitals will pay the government $28 million to settle charges that they submitted false claims to Medicare for inpatient stays following kyphoplasty procedures.
This is on top of the $77 million another 100 hospitals had already agreed to pay to settle the charges.
In addition to settlements w...

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