Hospital Authority Of Irwin County reaches $520,000 settlement to resolve False Claims Act investigation

The Hospital Authority of Irwin County (ICH), Dr. Mahendra Amin, Dr. Ashfaq Saiyed, Dr. Romana Bairan, Dr. Arturo Ruanto, Dr. Concordio Ursal, Dr. Drew Howard, Dr. Steve Anderson, Dr. Robert Reese and Dr. Marshall Tanner agreed to pay $520,000 to resolve allegations that they caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare and Medicaid. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the settlement marks the end of an investigation into alleged violations of the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Federal…