Humana will pay $8 million to settle fraud allegations
Humana will pay $8 million to settle fraud allegations
Humana Medical Plan, one of the country’s largest health maintenance organizations, will pay almost $8 million to settle charges that it billed Medicaid and Medicare for the same services.
Florida’s attorney general announced the settlement, saying the company had not admitted any wrongdoing but agreed to revise its billing practices to ensure they don’t double bill in the future. An investigation by Attorney General Bob Butterworth’s office showed Humana, based in Louisville, KY, received duplicate payments from Medicare and Medicaid for the same people on a monthly, per capita basis from July 1, 1992, through Dec. 31, 2000.
Butterworth said Humana would reimburse all funds it collected from Medicaid when compensation was also provided through Medicare.
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