Failing to Return Medicare or Medicaid Overpayments Can Result in Huge False Claims Act Liabilities

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act requires that overpayments from Medicare or Medicaid be reported and returned to the government within 60 days after the overpayment is identified. Overpayments that are not timely reported and returned will be treated as false claims under the False Claims Act, which could result in liability for three times the amount of the overpayment plus...