BREAKING: Aetna Will Pay $117.7M To Resolve False Billing Suit

By P.J. D'Annunzio · March 11, 2026, 11:56 AM EDT

Aetna Inc. has agreed to pay $117.7 million to settle claims that the company violated the False Claims Act by submitting, and falling to correct, false diagnosis codes for its Medicare...

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Case Information

Case Title

THOMAS v. AETNA INC. et al

Case Number

Court

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit

Qui Tam (31 U.S.C. § 3729(a))

Date Filed

January 24, 2024

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