January 15, 2021
The former director of an Encompass Health Corp. hospital lost his retaliation claims in Florida federal court Friday, despite his False Claims Act suit leading to a $48 million deal between Encompass and the federal government over allegations its hospitals bilked Medicare to cover a disease that couldn't be diagnosed.
June 28, 2019
Rehabilitation hospital giant Encompass Health Corp. will pony up $48 million to end three False Claims Act cases accusing the company of bilking Medicare by admitting patients unnecessarily and fabricating their diagnoses, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.