In one of at least eight whistleblower lawsuits against hospital chain Health Management Associates, two emergency room physicians allege the company offered kickbacks in exchange for admitting patients and submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid programs for unnecessary admissions and medical procedures.
Dr. Thomas L. Mason and Dr. Steven G. Folstad filed the qui tam complaint in September 2010 in the Western District of North Carolina federal court. The lawsuit was unsealed in December…
In one of at least eight whistleblower lawsuits against hospital chain Health Management Associates, two emergency room physicians allege the company offered kickbacks in exchange for admitting patients and submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid programs for unnecessary admissions and medical procedures.
Dr. Thomas L. Mason and Dr. Steven G. Folstad filed the qui tam complaint in September 2010 in the Western District of North Carolina federal court. The lawsuit was unsealed in December…