BRIDGEPORT — The government has reached a settlement with a Bridgeport-based health care provider to resolve allegations that it committed Medicare fraud, officials say.
Optimus Health Care, a federally qualified health center based in Bridgeport, entered into a settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and paid a total of $470,000, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut’s office, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of the Inspector General and the Connecticut Attorney General announced in a news release Wednesday.
The U.S. attorney’s office said the settlement will resolve allegations that the company submitted false claims to the Connecticut Medicaid program and received overpayments from Medicaid for ineligible services.
Source: Bridgeport’s Optimus Health Care pays $470K to settle Medicare fraud case, officials say / ctpost