Tenn. Health System Can't Dodge $28M False Claims Act Suit

By Mark Payne ( February 26, 2026, 6:48 PM EST) -- A Tennessee-based health system must face claims it allegedly ran a sprawling patient referral scheme by overcompensating doctors in exchange for Medicare patient referrals and then billed Medicare $28 million for services it offered those illegally referred patients, a Tennessee federal judge said Thursday, denying the health system's dismissal bid. ...

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