Wheaton Community Hospital, located in Wheaton, MN, along with the city of Wheaton and an area doctor, have agreed to pay $846,461 to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit.

The lawsuit was originally filed as a qui tam action by Steven Radjenovich, a physician who formerly practiced at Wheaton Community Hospital. Radjenovich will receive $203,150 from the settlement.

The hospital allegedly billed Medicare for unnecessary hospital stays and acute care services.

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