Newly unsealed court documents show why the federal government was investigating Cookeville Regional Medical Center for paying physician kickbacks. While admitting no wrongdoing, the city-owned hospital agreed to pay the federal government $4.1 million in December as part of a whistleblower lawsuit, filed by a former hospital executive.
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Investigation: Cookeville’s Only Hospital Sues Thousands Who May Be Insured But Still Can’t Pay
This article emerged from a tip we received from ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
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Thursdays are reserved for debt collection in Putnam County’s courthouse.
Some owe a landlord. Others fell behind with a payday lender. And many have unpaid medical bills with Cookeville Regional Medical Center.
A WPLN News investigation finds the city-owned hospital has sued more than 11,000 patients over two decades and has no intention of changing its ways.
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