Federal and State Authorities Reach Settlement with Blessing Hospital Over Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Claims
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Blessing Hospital in Quincy, Illinois, has agreed to pay approximately $2.82 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims for medically unnecessary cardiac catheterization procedures performed by a physician who no longer practices in the Central District of Illinois.
Action Details
- Date:August 17, 2021
- Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of Illinois
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions