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DOJ files FCA complaint against Louisiana hospital group, three hospitals, physician

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The complaint alleges a scheme to provide unnecessary medical care to increase Medicare payouts.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a complaint against Priority Hospital Group LLC (PHG), a Louisiana-based hospital management company, three PHG-managed long-term-care hospitals, and a doctor, alleging False Claims Act (FCA) violations.

The allegations are based on a whistleblower account of medically unnecessary care and patient referrals