In Their Own Words — Ferrer
Posted September 16, 2015
— “Our citizens deserve medical treatment uncorrupted by excessive salaries paid to physicians as a reward for the referral of business rather than the provision of the highest quality healthcare.”
U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida in announcing the government’s settlement with North Broward Hospital District under which the Florida hospital operator will pay $69.5 million to resolve whistleblower charges it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians. Click here for more.
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