Foot Healers in St. Louis settles Medicare fraud charges over toenail clippings
The clinics knowingly billed Medicare for medically necessary toenail removals, when the services provided were routine nail clippings that are not covered by the government insurance program for people older than 65 and others with disabilities, according to the
"After becoming aware almost five years ago of some billing errors, we successfully worked with the government to correct this. At all times we have been, and remain in good standing with Medicare. We appreciate that the government worked constructively and cooperatively with us to resolve this matter,"
The podiatry clinic has six locations in the
Under the settlement, Foot Healers will repay the government
The
Toenail care for older Americans is a common source of Medicare fraud. About one-fourth of the podiatry services paid out by Medicare are for nail debridement (removal of a diseased toenail), according to a 2002 report from the
The investigation found that nearly one-fourth of the nail debridements paid out by Medicare were not justified medically, for an estimated
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