The following hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies entered into settlement agreements to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute since November.
1. Georgia health system to pay $9.8M to settle ex-CEO's allegations
Savannah, Ga.-based Memorial Health, the parent corporation of Memorial Health University Medical Center, Provident Health Services, and Memorial Health University Physicians, inked a $9.8 million settlement to resolve False Claims Act and Stark Law allegations.
2. San Diego diagnostic lab pays $4M to settle kickback allegations
Pathway Genomics, a San Diego-based medical diagnostic laboratory, paid $4 million to settle claims it violated the False Claims Act by paying improper kickbacks to physicians and physician groups in exchange for patient referrals.
3. Aria Health to pay $3M to settle False Claims Act, Stark Law matters
Aria Health inked a $3 million agreement with the federal government after the Philadelphia-based health system self-disclosed it violated the False Claims Act and Stark Law.
4. HCA strikes $2M deal to settle whistle-blower allegations
Nashville, Tenn.-based Hospital Corporation of America agreed to pay the federal government and the state of Georgia $2 million to settle allegations medically unnecessary heart procedures were performed at an HCA hospital in Georgia. The lawsuit was filed in 2010 under the qui tam provision of the False Claims Act.
5. 32 hospitals to pay $28M to settle false claims allegations related to kyphoplasty
Thirty-two hospitals — including hospitals from systems such as Phoenix-based Banner Health, Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare and Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems — agreed to pay the federal government more than $28 million to settle False Claims Act allegations.
6. Novartis inks $390M deal to settle kickback allegations
Novartis AG, a Swiss drug company, entered into a $390 million settlement with the Department of Justice to settle allegations it paid kickbacks in the form of rebates to specialty pharmacies to increase prescriptions for its drugs.
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