Major Stark law/ False Claims Act settlements in recent years

2018

$260 MILLION Health Management Associates settled allegations that it paid remuneration to physicians in return for patient referrals, along with a variety of other violations of the Stark law and anti-kickback statute.

$84.5 MILLION William Beaumont Hospital settled allegations that it compensated physicians with free or discounted office space and employees in exchange for patient referrals.

$24 MILLION Kalispell Regional Healthcare System settled allegations that it paid physicians more than fair-market value to improperly induce referrals.

2017

$34 MILLION Mercy Hospital Springfield and Mercy Clinic Springfield settled allegations that they paid oncologists above what was commercially reasonable and fair-market value for referrals for infusion services.

2015

$118.7 MILLION Adventist Health System settled allegations that it offered doctors excessive compensation for referrals.

$69.5 MILLION North Broward Hospital District settled allegations that it paid doctors far more than fair market value based in part on their referrals.

$35 MILLION Columbus Regional Healthcare System settled allegations that it offered incentives and kickbacks to physicians.

2014

$85 MILLION Halifax Health settled allegations that it illegally compensated neurologists and oncologists to refer Medicare patients to the hospital.

$72.4 MILLION Tuomey Healthcare System settled allegations that it compensated physicians for referring patients to the hospital.