Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Network Encompass Pays $48 Million to Resolve Medicare Fraud Allegations
Alabama-based Encompass Health Corporation (now HealthSouth Corp.) has agreed to pay $48 million to settle Medicare fraud allegations. According to prosecutors, Encompass’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRFs) falsified “disuse myopathy” diagnostics in order to maintain their standing as high-reimbursement Medicare-approved IRFs. … Read More