04/21/2026
Aetna Inc. has agreed to pay $117.7 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it submitted inaccurate diagnosis codes for Medicare Advantage enrollees to inflate payments from CMS. The case involved two main issues: a "chart review" program where Aetna failed to withdraw unsupported diagnoses identified in its own reviews, and submission of untruthful morbid obesity codes for patients whose BMI records did not support the diagnosis.
A whistleblower, a former Aetna risk-adjustment coding auditor who filed under the qui tam provisions, will receive over $2 million as her share of the settlement.
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Aetna Inc., a national insurer incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $117,700,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting or failing to withdraw inaccurate and untruthful diagnosis codes for its Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees in order to...