A regional hospital system in the Detroit, Michigan area agreed to pay the federal government over $84 million to resolve allegations that the system violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the physician-self referral law.
The federal government accused William Beaumont Hospital of engaging in improper relationships with eight referring physicians, which lead to the submission of false claims to major public healthcare programs, the Department of Justice recently reported.
Source: MI Hospital System Pays $84.5M to Resolve Healthcare Fraud Claims / RevCycle Intelligence