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Gentiva Pays $19.4 Million for False Claims Act Violations Involving Hospice Care

Gentiva, the renamed former Kindred at Home, agreed to pay $19.4 million to resolve claims that its predecessor company, Kindred at Home and related companies, violated the False Claims Act by retaining overpayments for hospice services provided to patients. Gentiva’s hospice operations, based in Atlanta, include various organizations that previously operated hospice locations under various brand names including Avalon, Kindred, SouthernCare and SouthernCare New Beacon....