Community Health to pay another $145M in whistleblower case, including $6.3M to former CFO

Community Health to pay another $145M in whistleblower case, including $6.3M to former CFO

Community Health Network has agreed to pay out another $145 million to settle claims that it engaged in a years-long scheme to recruit physicians and pay them huge salaries and bonuses in return for referrals. The payment includes $6.3 million to Community’s former chief financial officer, Thomas Fischer, who claimed he was fired in 2013 in retaliation for repeatedly asking questions about the large salaries paid to recruit physicians. Community…

INDIANA HOSPITAL SYSTEM AGREES TO PAY ADDITIONAL $135M TO SETTLE CLAIMS OF HEALTHCARE FRAUD BROUGHT BY CFO-TURNED-WHISTLEBLOWER

Joseph, Greenwald & Laake Announces Second Record-Breaking Settlement Paid by Community Health Network in One Year; Third False Claims Act Settlement for Hospital Network in Last Ten Years

Indiana system settles kickback allegations, CFO whistleblower claims for $145.7M

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network has paid $145.7 million to the Justice Department and the state of Indiana to settle alleged violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act.