An Inland Empire public agency overseeing a government-run health insurance program lied in order to keep money it wasn’t entitled to, alleges a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Department officials on Wednesday, Sept. 17, announced a lawsuit filed in federal court against Inland Empire Health Plan that alleges it broke federal law by making false claims regarding Medi-Cal , the state’s version of the federal Medicaid program that provides health coverage to the poor and disabled.

“Today’s lawsuit against IEHP shows our steadfast commitment to hold accountable insurers that brazenly compromise the Medicaid system,” Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said in a news release.

He added: “We will take every measure to restore integrity and accountability to the Medicai

See Full Page