Louisville Based MD2U, A Regional Provider Of Home-Based Care, And Its Principal Owners Admit To Violating The Federal False Claims Act And Being Liable For Millions

MD2U Holding Company, including its related companies and individually named owners (“Defendants”), have agreed to pay millions to resolve a government lawsuit alleging that they violated the federal False Claims Act by knowingly submitting false medical claims to Medicare and other government health care programs, altering records to support false claims, and providing services that were medically unnecessary U.S. Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. today announced.

"Unfortunately, our healthcare system is under assault from a small minority of providers who engage in fraudulent billing, overbilling, and providing unnecessary services," stated U.S. Attorney Kuhn.  "In an effort to control these losses and force accountability, my office and the Department of Justice pursues and recovers false and fraudulent billings as one of its highest priorities.  This significant case against MD2U is but one example of the vigorous work against healthcare fraud taking place in the Western District and across the nation." 

"This provider billed for medically unnecessary home visits and often grossly exaggerated the level of service provided," said Derrick L. Jackson, Special Agent in Charge at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General in Atlanta. "The OIG is committed to protecting the integrity of federal health care programs by aggressively pursuing entities that increase their revenue through deceitful schemes and trickery.” read more »