Prime Healthcare Signs $65M FCA Settlement Over 'Upcoding'

By Daniel Wilson · August 3, 2018, 5:44 PM EDT

Prime Healthcare Services Inc. and its CEO will pay $65 million to settle a whistleblower suit alleging that the hospital system violated the False Claims Act by systematically "upcoding" the care...

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Case Information

Case Title

United States of America et al v. Prime Healthcare Services Inc et al

Case Number

Court

California Central

Nature of Suit

Other Statutory Actions

Date Filed

October 03, 2011

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