MedStar Health To Pay U.S. $35M, Resolving Allegations That It Paid Kickbacks
MedStar Health in Columbia, Md., MedStar Union Memorial Hospital and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center have agreed to pay the United States $35 million to settle allegations under the False Claims Act that it paid kickbacks to MidAtlantic Cardiovascular Associates (MACVA) in exchange for referrals through a series of professional services contracts at Union Memorial and Franklin Square Hospitals.