Civil Plaintiff
Providence Agrees to a $22.6 Million Healthcare Fraud Settlement
Providence Health and Services Washington has agreed to a $22,690,458 settlement regarding allegations of unnecessary procedures performed by two of its neurosurgeons and fraudulently profiting from them. The joint settlement between Providence and a plethora of organizations is the largest healthcare fraud settlement in the Eastern District of Washington ever.
Providence has more than 50 locations, including Providence St. Mary Medical Center in Walla Walla. According to court documents, the case began with a whistleblower filing a qui tam complaint with the District Court in January 2020, claiming two St. Mary’s neurosurgeons were fraudulently performing unnecessary procedures for profit and that Providence was not reporting it.
