In its complaint, the government specifically alleged the hospital defrauded Medicare and Medicaid in connection with the placement of unnecessary cardiac stents. Regional Hospital of Jackson engaged in the fraudulent activity from January 2004 to May 2012, according to the DOJ.
The allegations against the hospital were originally brought under the qui tam, or whistle-blower, provision of the False Claims Act.
Although Regional Hospital of Jackson agreed to this settlement, there has been no determination of liability in this case.
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