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The government’s announcement this week of a $60 million Medicare fraud <\/a>settlement with a Missouri hospital system is yet another example of the need for ongoing deterrence of health care fraud.<\/p>\n

According to the government, Lester E. Cox Medical Systems violated the False Claims Act<\/a>, the nation’s primary tool for combating fraud against taxpayer funds. Dating back to 1995 and continuing to recent years, Cox allegedly committed various unlawful acts, including submitting fraudulent cost reports to obtain Medicare funds, entering into illegal arrangements with doctors that violated the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute, and other misconduct.<\/p>\n

Cox reportedly will pay $35 million immediately, with five annual payments of $5 million (plus interest) to follow. Cox also has entered into a “comprehensive” Corporate Integrity Agreement with the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, designed to cause compliance with federal requirements for receiving federal dollars.<\/p>\n

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The government’s announcement this week of a $60 million Medicare fraud settlement with a Missouri hospital system is yet another example of the need for ongoing deterrence of health care fraud. According to the government, Lester E. Cox Medical Systems violated the False Claims Act, the nation’s primary tool for combating fraud against taxpayer funds. 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