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Company: Massachusetts General Hospital
Current Parent Company: Mass General Brigham
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Penalty: $14,600,000
Year: 2022
Date: March 3, 2022
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: qui tam whistleblower lawsuit
Violation Description: In a qui tam whistleblower case in which there was no government intervention, Massachusetts General Hospital agreed to pay $14.6 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit alleging its orthopedic surgeons engaged in overlapping surgeries that violated Medicare and Medicaid rules.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: District of Massachusetts
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 1:15cv11890
Case Name: Wollman v. Massachusetts General Hospital Inc. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Massachusetts
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: non-profit
Major Industry of Current Parent: healthcare services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: hospitals
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