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Mercy Health Youngstown Agreed to Pay $69,000 for Allegedly Violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law by Contracting with an Excluded Individual

After it self-disclosed conduct to OIG, Mercy Health Youngstown, LLC d/b/a St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital and St. Joseph Warren Hospital (Mercy Health), Ohio, agreed to pay $69,361.50 for allegedly violating the Civil Monetary Penalties Law. OIG alleged that Mercy Health, through a contractor, employed an individual that it knew or should have known was excluded from participation in Federal health care programs.

Action Details

  • Date:October 30, 2024
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Fraud Self-Disclosures