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07/01/2025 | Press release | Archived content

Centers Healthcare Pays Over $6 Million for False Statements on Medicare Cost Reports

Centers Healthcare Pays Over $6 Million for False Statements on Medicare Cost Reports

Cost Reports Failed to Disclose Transactions with Related Organizations

ALBANY, NEW YORK - United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III announced today that Centers Healthcare is paying $6,063,500 to resolve allegations that 44 Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) submitted cost reports to Medicare that contained false statements or omitted material information regarding their transactions with related organizations. The 44 SNFs are related to Centers through common ownership or control and are located in Rhode Island, Kansas, Missouri and New York, including 15 facilities in the Northern District of New York (Albany, Essex, Fulton, Jefferson, Oneida, Onondaga, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Ulster, Warren, and Washington counties).

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Action Details

  • Date:July 1, 2025
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of New York
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions

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