Cookeville company settles false billing charges

Allied Home Medical Inc., the leading supplies of power wheelchairs in Tennessee, was alleged to have submitted claims for medically unnecessary power wheelchairs from January 2001 to December 2002, according to a release by U.S. Attorney Jim Vines.

The settlement was without any admission of wrongdoing or liability by Allied, and a company spokesman said it was reached to avoid the risk and expense of litigation, according to the release.