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Investigative Press Release
Jul
09
2018

Health Care Providers to Pay $14.7 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Health Quest Systems, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries (Health Quest) and Putnam Health Center (PHC) have agreed to pay over $14.7 million to resolve allegations of violations of the False Claims Act by submitting inflated and otherwise ineligible claims for payment, the Justice Department announced today. New-York based Health Quest is a family of integrated hospitals and healthcare providers that deliver surgical, medical and home health care services. PHC is a Health Quest subsidiary hospital based in Carmel Hamlet, New York.

“This resolution is a testament to our deep commitment to protecting the integrity of federally-funded healthcare programs,” said Acting Assistant Attorney General Chad A. Readler for the Justice Department’s Civil Division. “We are determined to hold accountable healthcare providers that knowingly claim taxpayer funds to which they are not entitled.”

These matters were investigated by the Civil Division’s Commercial Litigation Branch; the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York; HHS-OIG; the FBI; and the U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General.