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Litigation

Nov. 6, 2013

Sutter Health to pay $46M to settle fraud claims

The hospital chain, Sutter Health, has agreed to settle claims that it misled or defrauded insurance companies and patients who were paying for anesthesia services.

By Saul Sugarman
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Northern California's biggest hospital chain, Sutter Health, has agreed to pay $46 million to settle claims that it misled or defrauded insurance companies and patients who were paying for anesthesia services. The Sacramento County Superior Court lawsuit alleged several of Sutter's subsidiaries had violated a state act by billing insurance companies $3,000 to $5,000 when they should have been paying $150 to $250, if that. The infla...

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