Government Reaches Settlement in Suits Against Life Care, Preston - Articles

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Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 4, 2016
The Chattanoogan reports that the federal government has reached a settlement in the False Claims Act case against Cleveland Tenn.-based Life Care Centers, as well as in a separate suit against company chairman Forrest Preston. Claims in the case, in which the private nursing home company was accused of overbilling the government, amount to $1.8 billion. The separate suit against Preston alleges that he “unjustly enriched” himself through unfounded claims for government reimbursement. Life Care owns facilites in 28 states, including 20 locations in Tennessee.