The Department of Justice says the additional 51 hospitals that settled with the government on charges of billing for ICD implants outside of Medicare coverage guidelines represent the "final stage" of a long-running investigation. DoJ previously identified another 457 hospitals that have settled. Hospitals payments tied to the investigation total $273 million.
More than 500 hospitals have now settled with the Department of Justice on allegations of implanting implantable cardioverter defibrillators in patients who did not meet Medicare requirements.
DoJ announced Feb. 17 that 51 additional hospitals in 15 states have settled, agreeing to pay a total of $23...