Record $17M Settlement Of False Claims Act Lawsuit Alleging Doctor Kickbacks

Hailed as “another achievement” for the government’s Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (referred to as “HEAT”), the U.S. Department of Justice has announced that a Florida skilled nursing company and its former president and executive director will pay $17 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid for patients that were referred to the company through illegal kickbacks.