(Radio Iowa) — Three Iowa home health providers, including those in Logan and Red Oak, have agreed to a federal settlement involving Medicare claims. The judgment says three Iowa and two South Dakota companies submitted claims to Medicare for therapy services where the claims were false — or the medical conditions of the patients didn’t justify the need for skilled therapy services.

The judgment includes one-point-two million dollars against Sergeant Bluff Healthcare, 228-thousand dollars against Red Oak Healthcare, and 775-thousand dollars against Logan Healthcare. Federal officials say the companies were notified their claims for therapy services were inordinately high and the companies failed to take adequate steps to address their billing procedures. The five companies involved are all affiliates of Welcov Healthcare in Minnesota.