SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTSettlement Agreement • March 16th, 2022
Contract Type FiledMarch 16th, 2022This Settlement Agreement (Agreement) is entered into among the United States of America, acting through the United States Department of Justice and on behalf of the Office of Inspector General (OIG-HHS) of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Defense Health Agency (DHA), acting on behalf of the TRICARE Program; the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which administers the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which administers the VA Community Care Program (collectively, the “United States”); the State of Washington, acting through the Washington Office of the Attorney General and on behalf of the Washington Health Care Authority (HCA) (collectively the “State”); Providence Health & Services Washington (hereinafter “Providence”); and Relator David Yam, M.D. (hereafter “Relator”); through their authorized representatives. The United States and the State are collectively referred to herein as the “Government”