Pain Clinic Pays nearly $450,000 to Settle False-Claims Allegations

A North Florida pain clinic and its owner have agreed to pay $448,794 to resolve allegations that they filed false claims for medical services with Medicare and the U.S. Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, the U.S. Justice Department announced Tuesday.U.S. Attorney A. Lee Bentley III said in a news release that Jacksonville, Fla., osteopath Bao Pham and AccMed Healthcare Systems, doing business as Florida Spine Care and Pain Center, treat Medicare patients and federal employees who have suffered work-related injuries.The pain clinic has offices in Jacksonville, Orange Park and St. Au...