The Philadelphia Business Journal reported that Cooper University Hospital will pay $3.85 million plus interest to Medicare to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare.
Supposedly, the the Cooper University Hospital increased Medicare charges to both in-patients and out-patients in order to receive higher reimbursements. Supplemental reimbursements occur when the bills are higher than normal and technically called outlier payments.
Friday, September 26, 2008
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