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Mayo Clinic is accused of filing false claims
for federal reimbursement.


      A civil complaint filed Monday accuses the Minnesota nonprofit
of improperly billing for surgical pathology services that were
never rendered. The federal complaint intervenes in an existing
lawsuit against Mayo and related entities.


      The dispute revolves around the preparation and examination of
human tissue slides. Mayo spokesman Bryan Anderson says Mayo
discovered a billing error in 2007, corrected it and voluntarily
refunded nearly $243,000 to the government. Anderson says Mayo has
fully complied with the law.
      

Assistant U.S. Attorney Chad Blumenfield says the government
doesn't think that amount is enough, but he said it's hard to know
how much it should be. Blumenfield says the government believes the
improper billing went on for many years before 2007.
      
      
      (Copyright 2010 by The Associated Press.  All Rights Reserved.)

A civil complaint filed Monday accuses the Minnesota nonprofit
of improperly billing for surgical pathology services that were
never rendered.

Fed complaint targets Mayo over billing

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