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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Weirton Medical Center
Penalty: $1,500,000
Year: 2022
Date: July 7, 2022
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: Weirton Medical Center, a hospital located in Weirton, West Virginia, agreed to pay $1.5 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting or causing the submission of claims to Medicare in violation of the Physician Self-Referral Law (commonly referred to as the Stark Law).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: West Virginia
Facility City: Weirton
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