Extendicare to Pay $38 Million in Largest Failure-of-Care Settlement in DOJ History

Extendicare Health Services Inc., which operates 146 skilled nursing facilities in 11 states, has agreed to pay $38 million to settle claims that it billed Medicare and Medicaid for “substandard” nursing services, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced late last week.  Extendicare and its subsidiary Progressive Step Corporation (ProStep) allegedly billed the federal government for […]