Catholic Medical Center has agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle claims it provided free call coverage to a cardiologist in exchange for patient referrals to the Manchester, New Hampshire hospital, according to federal officials.

"The cardiologist who received the free call coverage referred millions of dollars in medical procedures and services to CMC over the decade in which the free services were provided," the Department of Justice said in a news release.

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