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Company: Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System and St. James Healthcare
Penalty: $3,850,000
Year: 2013
Date: December 31, 2013
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: St. James Healthcare, a hospital located in Butte, Mont., and its parent company, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, a health care organization based in Denver, Colo., agreed to pay $3.85 million to resolve allegations that they violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law and the False Claims Act by improperly providing financial benefits to physicians and physician groups that made referrals to the hospital.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Montana
Facility City: Butte
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