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Louisiana hospital settles False Claims Act suit

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, of Lafayette, Louisiana, has agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle allegations that a cardiologist charged the government for unnecessary procedures.

The suit originated as a whistleblower action brought by another cardiologist who reported allegedly unnecessary angiograms, angioplasties and stents.

The Times Picayune ran an August 17, 2006 story on the settlement.

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