Sutter Health Settles False Claims Act Matter for $13 Million

The Sacramento-based health care services provider, Sutter Health, along with its affiliate, Sutter Bay Hospitals, has agreed to pay $13,091,452 to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act, according to the Department of Justice.

The company allegedly sought reimbursements for toxicology screening tests from the United States that it did not conduct. Instead, these tests were conducted through outside labs, the agency said.

Sutter allegedly billed the Federal Employees Health and Benefits Program, Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare for the tests, said the agency.

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