Date Filed:
06/13/2007
Settlement Amount:
$1,328,475
A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against Jackson-Madison County General Hospital who is accused of overbilling Medicare and Medicaid for certain cardiac procedures.
The whistleblower's portion of the settlement was not disclosed.
The lawsuit, filed in 2007, alleged that Jackson-Madison County General Hospital placed cardiac stents in patients when the procedure was not required, together with other cardiac procedures that were deemed not medically necessary. The hospital, according to allegations stemming from an investigation and a whistleblower healthcare fraud lawsuit, then billed Medicare and Medicaid.
Topic:
Sort Amount:
1328480.00
Company:
Jackson-Madison County General Hospital
