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California Hospital to Pay More Than $3.2 Million to Settle Allegations That It Violated the Physician Self-Referral Law

Tri-City Medical Center, a hospital located in Oceanside, California, has agreed to pay $3,278,464 to resolve allegations that it violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act by maintaining financial arrangements with community-based physicians and physician groups that violated the Medicare program's prohibition on financial relationships between hospitals and referring physicians, the Justice Department announced today.

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Action Details

  • Date:January 15, 2016
  • Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions