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Penn Highlands Healthcare To Pay $735,000 To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Penn Highlands Healthcare—a Pennsylvania not-for-profit corporation operating a hospital system in north, central, and western Pennsylvania—and several of its hospitals—including Penn Highlands DuBois, formerly known as DuBois Regional Medical Center—(together “Penn Highlands”) have agreed to pay the United States $735,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging False Claims Act infringement through the submission of claims to Medicare and Medicaid resulting from violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:May 28, 2024
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Pennsylvania
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions