Fifty-Five Hospitals to Pay U.s. More Than $34 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Related to Kyphoplasty

Fifty-five hospitals located throughout twenty-one states have agreed to pay the United States a total of more than $34 million to settle allegations that the health care facilities submitted false claims to Medicare for kyphoplasty procedures, the Justice Department announced today.  Kyphoplasty is a minimally-invasive procedure used to treat certain spinal fractures that often are due to osteoporosis. 

In many cases, kyphoplasty can be performed safely and effectively as an outpatient…