CLARENDON SUN Judge Dingle was mentor, educator and friend Hundreds share stories of how he touched their lives C1 SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2019 75 CENTS Practice with Sumter location settles suit nine physical therapy practic- the Office of Inspector Gener- ously as though the services Whistleblower brought claims of Medicare bill es headquartered in Columbia al for the U.S. Department of were being provided by a inflation against Carolina Physical Therapy with locations in Columbia, Health and Human Services. physical therapist or physical Irmo, Lexington, Sumter and “People who depend on medi- therapist assistant to one pa- BY KAYLA ROBINS agreeing to pay $790,000. Mount Pleasant, according to cal care through these pro- tient at a time. As a result,
[email protected] Hilary Moore, a former em- the office of South Carolina grams and taxpayers who pro- Carolina PT received higher ployee of Carolina Physical U.S. Attorney Sherri A. vide the funding deserve reimbursements than it would A Columbia-based physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, Lydon. much better.” have if it had accurately rep- therapy practice with a loca- filed the original lawsuit as a “Carolina PT inflated bills It was contended that Caro- resented the services. tion in Sumter has settled whistleblower in the U.S. Dis- sent to federal health pro- lina PT knowingly submitted Additionally, the United with the U.S. Attorney’s Of- trict Court for South Carolina grams, the government con- claims to Medicare and TRI- States contended the practice fice in South Carolina on under the False Claims Act.