California Panel Affirms Judgment For Defendants In Fraudulent Billing Action

Mealey's (January 11, 2023, 6:43 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A state court did not err in finding that a relator and the California Department of Insurance (CDI) failed to present sufficient evidence that a hospital and others violated the Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (IFPA) by billing insurers for services performed at a medical detoxification center that was not properly licensed and using a referral agency to steer patients to the center, a California appellate panel has ruled....