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Florida health system self-discloses, pays $541.5m to resolve allegations

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Agreement resolves allegations that the system provider submitted unsupported diagnosis codes to Medicare Advantage plans.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a $541.5m settlement resolving allegations that a Florida health system caused the submission of inaccurate diagnosis codes to Medicare Advantage plans.

The DOJ alleged the Villages Health System improperly generated or failed to validate diagnosis information used to calculate Medicare Advantage risk‑adjusted

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