Amedisys: SEC ends Medicare-related investigation

Published July 8, 2014 12:57pm ET



BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Securities and Exchange Commission has wrapped up an investigation into Amedisys’ participation in the federal Medicare program, and no enforcement actions will be recommended, the home health care and hospice services provider says.

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana, company had announced the investigation in June 2010 and said then that it also had received a Senate Finance Committee subpoena for documents. A month earlier, the Senate committee started an investigation into the billing practices of Amedisys and some other companies.

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