Two Physician Groups Pay Over $33M to Resolve Whistleblower Claims Involving HMA Hospitals
Posted 12/20/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Two physician groups, Dallas-based EmCare Inc. and Pennsylvania-based Physician’s Alliance Ltd (PAL), agreed to settlements that resolve claims the groups received illegal kickbacks in exchange for referring patients to hospitals owned by Health Management Associates (HMA). The settlements, announced by the Justice Department yesterday, resolve two separate whistleblower...
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