August 21, 2006
Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, of Lafayette, Louisiana, has agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations that a cardiologist charged the government for unnecessary procedures.
The suit originated as a whistleblower action brought by another cardiologist who reported allegedly unnecessary angiograms, angioplasties and stents.
The Times Picayune ran an August 17, 2006 story on the settlement.