Federal probe costly for firm
Source: By Jim McElhatton, THE WASHINGTON TIMES, February 22, 2006
A Reston-based company said it has spent $500,000 in legal costs for an internal review of its handling of Medicaid claims for the D.C. government in the face of an investigation by the U.S. Attorney's Office. Maximus Inc. said the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice sought company records pertaining to the company's work for the District, "primarily relating to the preparation and submission of federal Medicaid claims," according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. ..... The company first disclosed the investigation in 2004, saying in an SEC filing that it was confident the company had not broken any health care laws. ..... Maximus has contracted with the D.C. government for years. The company recently has won contracts to handle the District's welfare-to-work program and to provide Medicaid billing services for the city's public school system.