DOJ: Sanford to pay $20M to settle kickback allegations

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice says Sanford Health has agreed to pay more than $20 million to resolve kickback allegations.
The DOJ said Monday the settlement resolves allegations that the Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based health system knowingly submitted false claims to federal health care programs resulting from medically unnecessary spinal surgeries.
The settlement resolves allegations that Sanford knew that one of its top neurosurgeons was improperly receiving k