The U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California has said it will drop criminal conspiracy charges if Pacific Health completes its settlement payment by March 2017, in addition to other conditions.
The settlement agreements include $15.9 million in restitution and other damages as part of a civil settlement between the government, Pacific Health, parent company Health Investment Corp., and three hospitals: Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center, Anaheim (Calif.) General Hospital and Newport Specialty Hospital in Tustin, Calif.
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