457 Hospitals to Pay $250M in False Claims Act Case
The Department of Justice today reached 70 settlements totaling more than $250 million involving 457 hospitals in 43 states to resolve allegations that these hospitals implanted cardiac devices in Medicare patients in violation of Medicare coverage requirements. “In terms of the number of defendants, this is one of the largest ...
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