Providence to pay settlement over unnecessary surgeries lawsuit
The U.S. Attorney's Office said the settlement was aimed to resolve allegations that Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid.
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The U.S. Attorney's Office said the settlement was aimed to resolve allegations that Providence St. Mary’s Medical Center fraudulently billed Medicare and Medicaid.
According to the settlement, one the surgeons was a top-producing neurosurgeons in the entire Providence system at the time, and made between $2.5 and $2.9 million a year.
Providence Health & Services Washington has agreed to pay $22.6 million to resolve allegations that its Walla Walla hospital fraudulently billed federal health care programs.
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