“Wheeling Hospital agrees to $50 million settlement concerning Medicare fraud claims”

Phillips & Cohen partner Amy Easton explains to MetroNews why the $50 million healthcare fraud settlement by a West Virginia hospital  is noteworthy.

“This case is significant for the amount that a single hospital is paying to settle allegations that it violated the Stark Law, which was designed to prevent patient steering and physician self-referrals,” said Amy L. Easton, a whistleblower attorney and partner in Phillips & Cohen’s Washington, DC, office said in a release.

Read the entire article, “Wheeling Hospital agrees to $50 million settlement concerning Medicare fraud claims,” on WV MetroNews’ website.