The Hayward Convalescent Hospital at 1832 B St. in Hayward is one of six Northern California skilled nursing facilities under the management of Vacaville-based Paksn Inc., which has agreed to pay nearly $46 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare by paying kickbacks to doctors, the U.S. Attorney's Office for Central California said this month. (Google image)
A Vacaville-based skilled nursing facility management company, its owner and six facilities have agreed to pay nearly $46 million to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare by paying kickbacks to doctors, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Central California announced this month.
Paksn Inc., based in Vacaville in Solano County, and its owner, Prema Thekkek, and six skilled nursing facilities under her umbrella allegedly violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits paying doctors to refer items or services covered by Medicare, prosecutors said.
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Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.
