High-ranking heart surgeons at Sutter land in center of $31 million settlement

Three prominent Sacramento heart surgeons and Sutter Health have agreed to a $31 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit over an alleged kickback scheme. Sutter Health will pay $30.5 million while three physicians that comprise Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons have agreed to pay $500,000, under a settlement announced Thursday. The settlement resolves a 2014 lawsuit that was brought by one of Sutter Medical Center’s compliance officers who be came a whistleblower. The settlement isn’t an…
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