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West Virginia hospital settles whistleblower suit for $50M

by Associated Press
| September 9, 2020 12:03 PM

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A financially strapped West Virginia hospital has agreed to pay the federal government $50 million to resolve claims that it improperly issued payments and kickbacks to physicians under the direction of management, the U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday.

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