Visiting Physicians Association will pay the U.S. government and the state of Michigan $9.5 million, settling allegations of False Claims violations relating to submitting false claims to Medicare, TRICARE and the Michigan Medicaid program.

The settlement is based on allegedly unnecessary home visits and care plan oversight services, as well as unnecessary tests and procedures.

The settlement resolves four qui tam lawsuits filed by whistleblowers, who will collectively receive a total of approximately $1.7 million.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General; the FBI; and the Michigan Attorney General’s Office investigated this matter. The Justice Department’s Civil Division, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Ohio, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the Michigan Attorney General’s Office handled the lawsuits.

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