Tuomey Healthcare System to Pay $72 Million in False Claims Act Case
The Department of Justice announced last week that it has resolved a $237 million judgement against Tuomey Healthcare System to for illegally billing the Medicare program for services referred by physicians with whom the hospital had improper financial relationships. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the United States will ...
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