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  • John Balazs is an attorney in Sacramento, California, specializing in criminal defense, including appeals, habeas corpus, pardons, expungements, and civil forfeiture actions. After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1989, he clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. John was an Assistant Federal Defender in Fresno and Sacramento from 1992-2001. Please email EDCA items of interest to Balazslaw@gmail.com. Follow me on twitter @balazslaw.

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May 02, 2012

Firms Pay $3.45 Million To Settle Medicare Fraud Allegations

The U.S. attorney in Sacramento announced Tuesday that two companies have agreed to pay $3.45 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud involving a Sacramento mental hospital.

Psychiatric Solutions Inc. and Universal Health Services Inc. have agreed to jointly pay the money to the federal government to settle allegations that BHC Sierra Vista Hospital defrauded the Medicare program.

Sacramento Bee, 5/2/12

Posted by at 07:25 AM in Fraud, Health Care Fraud |

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