Texas Rehab Hospital Settles Medicare Billing Case for $6 Million

Vibra Healthcare LLC, a national operator of rehabilitation hospitals, will pay $6.25 million to settle allegations of improper Medicare billing practices at a hospital in El Paso, Texas, the Department of Justice said Nov. 13.

Highlands Rehabilitation Hospital in El Paso failed to ensure that its patients were examined at least three times per week by a qualified physician, as required under Medicare rules for inpatient rehabilitation facilities, the DOJ said in a press release.

The government alleged the hospital violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare for services knowing that it had not met Medicare rules. The litigation ...