Summary HSA515_Week_3_Assignment_1.docx HSA515 Stark Law Court Case: The United States vs. Tuomey Hospital HSA 515: Law and Ethics Analyze a court case where a health care law violation occurred. The case of the U.S. v. Tuomey Hospital is about a healthcare

HSA515_Week_3_Assignment_ HSA515 Stark Law Court Case: The United States vs. Tuomey Hospital HSA 515: Law and Ethics Analyze a court case where a health care law violation occurred. The case of the U.S. v. Tuomey Hospital is about a healthcare system in Sumter, South Carolina who was illegally billing Medicare and faced a $237million law suit for violating the Stark law. The hospital billed for services referred from providers with whom had improper financial relationships. This resulted in a guilty verdict, so the hospital had to repay over $72 million, as well was sold to Palmetto Health, a healthcare system who had multiple hospitals based in Columbia, South Carolina. The deal that was going on between the hospital and physicians is considered to be a €œsweet heart deal,€ this is because the hospitals and physicians have financial gain, which in turn destroys the confidence of patients, that will