Anesthesia providers and outpatient surgery centers pay more than $28 million to resolve kickback and False Claims Act allegations
ATLANTA – Three anesthesia providers and several Georgia outpatient surgery centers, as well as their physician-owners and an administrator, agreed to pay more than $28 million to resolve allegations that they entered into kickback arrangements by paying and receiving payments for medications, supplies, equipment and labor as well as free staffing in exchange for the referral of patients.
Action Details
- Date:November 9, 2021
- Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Georgia
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions