Whistleblower Sues Montana Hospital over Alleged Kickback Scheme

A newly unsealed whistleblower complaint against Kalispell Regional Healthcare accuses the Montana hospital of engaging in an extensive kickback scheme that put the profits of specialist physicians and hospital executives above patient care while defrauding U.S. and Montana taxpayers. The newly unsealed suit was originally filed in September 2016 by John Mohatt, formerly the CEO of Kalispell Regional Healthcare’s physician network. An amended False Claims Act complaint was filed in May of last year and remained under seal until recently, although the U.S. Department of Justice continues to investigate the whistleblower’s allegations, Kalispell’s Flathead Beacon reports. U.S. law prohibits hospitals ... Read More