Stark Law

February 16, 2019
Pathology laboratory company Inform Diagnostics has agreed to pay $63.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in improper financial relationships with referring physicians, the Justice Department announced last month.  Inform Diagnostics, formerly known as Miraca Life Sciences Inc., is headquartered in Irving, Texas, and was a...
July 28, 2016
The Lexington County Health Services District Inc. d/b/a Lexington Medical Center located in West Columbia, South Carolina, has agreed to pay $17 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Physician Self-Referral Law (the Stark Law) and the False Claims Act by maintaining improper financial arrangements with 28 physicians, the U.S. Department of Justice announced...
September 11, 2015
Columbus Regional Healthcare System and Dr. Andrew Pippas have collectively agreed to pay over $25 million to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false claims in violation of the Stark Law, the U.S. Department of Justice announced last week.  Under the settlement agreement, Columbus Regional has agreed to pay $25 million, plus...
May 9, 2013
A federal jury has found South Carolina-based Tuomey Healthcare System violated the Stark Law and the False Claims Act when it collected nearly $40 million in fraudulent Medicare claims, reported Sumter, S.C.’s The Item. Tuomey Healthcare System was accused of signing 19 doctors to lucrative part-time contracts that paid well above fair market value in order to continue...