A Hartford, Connecticut based hospital, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, agreed to pay nearly three-hundred-thousand-dollars to resolve allegations that it billed the government for childhood vaccines the hospital received for free. The hospital also will reimburse private insurance companies about six-thousand-dollars under the civil settlement. Saint Francis agreed to the settlement without admitting any liability.
The case was part of "Operation Free Shot,” an ongoing federal investigation that focuses on Connecticut health care providers who bill Medicaid and other insurance programs for childhood vaccines the providers received for free from the Vaccines For Children program, a joint federal and state program.
Submitted by YSM Web Group on July 20, 2012