Cataldo Ambulance Service controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2021
Medicare consolidated-billing settlement
HHS-OIG imposed a $704,706 penalty after finding that Cataldo billed Medicare Part B for transports covered by skilled-nursing-facility consolidated billing. The company was placed under a three-year compliance plan.
2019
Pregnancy-related employment ruling
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination ordered Cataldo to reinstate an EMT dismissed while on pregnancy-related bed rest and to pay back wages, interest, and punitive damages. The order was affirmed in 2023.
2016
MassHealth wheelchair-transport documentation audit
A state audit reported that Cataldo lacked medical-necessity forms for some wheelchair-van trips billed to MassHealth, placing up to $942,000 in payments at risk.
2016
Alleged BLS-to-ALS up-coding case
The Massachusetts Attorney General sued Cataldo over allegations that basic life support transports had been billed as advanced life support transports. The reported amount at issue was approximately $600,000.
2009
Balance-billing assurance
The Massachusetts Attorney General obtained an assurance of discontinuance concerning balance billing of patients involved in automobile crashes. Cataldo refunded affected patients, paid a civil amount of $100,000, and revised its billing procedures.