On Friday, May 21, 2021, the DOJ announced in a press release that Georgie-based, SavaSeniorCare LLC and its related entities (“Sava”) agreed to pay $11.2 million, plus additional amounts if certain financial contingencies occur, to resolve civil allegations that Sava violated the False Claims Act. A copy of the Settlement Agreement* is here ->
Sava, through its subsidiaries, provides skilled nursing services and rehabilitation therapy services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, to patients at numerous skilled nursing facilities (“SNFs”) nationwide, and bills the Medicare Program, Medicaid Program, and TRICARE Program for such services.
The United States claims Sava violated the FCA by causing its SNFs to bill the Medicare program for rehabilitation therapy services that were not reasonable, necessary or skilled, and to resolve allegations that Sava billed the Medicare and Medicaid programs for grossly substandard skilled nursing services.
*The claims resolved by the settlement are allegations only and there has been no determination of liability.