Published: 26 December 2020 26 December 2020
Dallas, Texas - Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP, a partially physician-owned hospital in Plano, Texas, and its wholly owned subsidiary, THHBP Management Company, LLC (collectively, the “Heart Hospital”) have agreed to pay the United States $48 million to resolve claims that the Heart Hospital violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to the Medicare program that resulted from violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Anti‑Kickback Statute, the Justice Department announced.
The Physician Self‑Referral Law, commonly known as the Stark Law, prohibits a hospital from billing Medicare for certain services referred by physicians with whom the hospital has a financial relationship, unless that relationship satisfies one of the law’s statutory or regulatory exceptions. The Anti‑Kickback Statute prohibits offering or paying remuneration to induce the referral of items or services covered b
The partially physician-owned hospital allegedly required the physician owners “to satisfy the Heart Hospital s yearly 48 patient-contact requirement in order to maintain ownership in the hospital.”
Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest, LLP and its wholly owned subsidiary, THHBP Management Company, LLC, have agreed to pay $48 million to the United States to resolve claims that the company violated the False Claims Act, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday.
The two organizations, collectively known as the Heart Hospital were alleged to have knowingly submitting claims to the Medicare program that “resulted from violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute, the release stated.
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TEXAS HEART HOSPITAL AND WHOLLY-OWNED SUBSIDIARY THHBP MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC TO PAY $48 MILLION TO SETTLE FALSE CLAIMS ACT ALLEGATIONS RELATED TO ALLEGED KICKBACKS
WASHINGTON – Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP, a partially physician-owned hospital in Plano, Texas, and its wholly owned subsidiary, THHBP Management Company LLC (collectively, the “Heart Hospital”) have agreed to pay the United States $48 million to resolve claims that the Heart Hospital violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to the Medicare program that resulted from violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Anti‑Kickback Statute, the Justice Department announced today.
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