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“The agreement resolves a False Claims Act lawsuit and has no admission of wrongdoing or liability,” Kaiser’s statement says. “We chose to settle to avoid the delay, uncertainty, and cost of prolonged litigation.”

Kaiser’s statement added that other health insurers and providers have faced similar scrutiny over the ways they have billed Medicare.

“The Kaiser Permanente case was not about the quality of care our members received. It involved a dispute about how to interpret the Medicare risk adjustment program’s documentation requirements,” the health plan’s statement said.