The United States government will receive more than $13 million from St. John Health System to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act by trying to induce referrals for medical services.

The hospital, headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, allegedly submitted claims to Medicare and Medicaid that may have been corrupted by financial relationships with referring physicians.

The settlement is a result of a self-disclosure report filed in 2008 by St. John acknowledging that the financial relationships with the physicians may have not been fully in line with federal law.

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