Villages Health System Sees $350 Million in Medicare Overcharges

A health-care system serving the largest retirement community in the US has filed for bankruptcy after disclosing it potentially overbilled Medicare by at least $350 million, according to court filings.

The Villages Health System LLC, which operates clinics for retirees living in the Villages in Central Florida, said in a July 3 court filing that it logged patient diagnoses that “were not clinically supported or otherwise did not meet Medicare coding and payment guidance.”

TVH said it discovered the problem in August, disclosed it to the Department of Health and Human Services in December and sent a written notice ...