Catholic Health pays $5 million in St. Joseph False Claims Act case

St. Joseph Medical Center has agreed to pay the federal government over $4.9 million for over-billing the Medicaid and Medicare system by keeping patients in the hospital for longer than needed. The U.S. Attorneys Office said that by keeping patients in the hospital for short stays of one or two days, it was able to generate a larger reimbursement from the federal health care programs. Jeffrey Newman represents whistleblowers.