By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org, Special to SouthFloridaReporter.com, Oct. 28, 2015 – The U.S. Justice Department settled a massive healthcare fraud case against Broward Health last month for millions of dollars less than the government lost as a result of the alleged fraud, records show.
Broward Health paid the government $69.5 million to end to a vexing investigation begun in 2010 after Fort Lauderdale orthopedic surgeon Michael Reilly blew the whistle on improper financial relationships between the hospital system and its physicians dating back more than a decade. The scheme allegedly cheated American taxpayers, Medicare and Medicaid.
Documents released to FloridaBulldog.org by the North Broward Hospital District under Florida’s public records law add new perspective to the deal that Justice Department attorneys touted as an unqualified achievement.
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