A whistleblower lawsuit alleges that Maryland firm Aledade Inc. cheated Medicare using billing software to inflate patient diagnoses, boosting revenues. A former employee filed the suit, claiming Aledade fired him for objecting to fraudulent practices. Aledade denies the allegations. The lawsuit targets the company’s use of coding software to increase payments by adding exaggerated medical diagnoses. The suit also accuses Aledade of encouraging doctors to manipulate patient records for financial gain. Aledade, valued at $3.5 billion, oversees primary care clinics in over 40 states. The case remains pending, with the Justice Department declining to intervene.
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Whistleblower Accuses Aledade, Largest US Independent Primary Care Network, of Medicare Fraud
