Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Tenet Healthcare Corporation and its affiliated hospital Desert Regional Medical Center (DRMC), a general medical and surgical hospital located in Palm Springs, California, have agreed to pay $1.41 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by knowingly charging Medicare for implanting unnecessary cardiac monitors, the Justice Department announced today.“Providers that bill for unnecessary services and devices contribute to the soaring cost of health care,†said Assistant Attorney General Jody Hunt for the Department of Justice’s Civil Division. “The Department of Justice...