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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Medicare Hospice False Claims
A False Claims Act lawsuit alleged that UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Evercare Hospice and Palliative Care (n/k/a Optum Palliative and Hospice Care) submitted false claims for the Medicare hospice benefit. Former Evercare employees Terry Lee Fowler and Lyssa Towl alleged the company submitted claims for hospice benefits for patients who were not terminally ill or were otherwise ineligible. In July 2016, Evercare settled the lawsuit for $18 million.
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Multiple Agencies
- Contracting Party
- Health and Human Services
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Federal Intervention Announcement
- 8/28/2014
