U.S. Govt. Intervenes in HMA False Claims Act Case

The United States has intervened in a False Claims Act case against Florida-based Health Management Associates, Inc. (HMA), after uncovering allegations of unlawful kickbacks and improper billing claims to federal healthcare entities such as Medicare and Medicaid, the Atlanta Business Chronicle announced last month.

HMA allegedly encouraged physicians to inappropriately admit a certain number of emergency room patients each year and submit reimbursement claims for treating those individuals to federal health care programs in order to garner greater reimbursements and meet quotas.

HMA said it has also been advised that federal authorities will also intervene in four other ongoing cases against the company.

Under the False Claims Act, private parties with knowledge of fraud against the government may sue on behalf of the government and share in the recovery. The unnamed whistleblower(s) in this case may receive anywhere from 15 to 30 percent as their portion of the settlement.

The Chanler Group, in association with the Hirst Law Group, represents whistleblowers who take action under the False Claims Act to report fraud committed against the federal and state governments.  We have years of experience representing whistleblower clients who expose every kind of fraud against the government, including health care fraud, contract fraud, and tax fraud.  Read more about our expertise in False Claims Act cases and how you can take action.