USA v. Community Health Systems, Inc.

  1. October 03, 2019

    Hospital Chain Can Fight FCA Atty Fees, Judge Rules

    Hospital giant Community Health Systems Inc. can challenge the pursuit of attorney fees by whistleblowers in False Claims Act lawsuits alleging improper inpatient admissions, a Tennessee federal judge has ruled, citing murky settlement language.

  2. November 04, 2015

    Community Health, 3 Whistleblowers Strike $2.6M Fee Deal

    Three of the seven whistleblowers who sued Community Health Systems Inc. under the False Claims Act asked a Tennessee federal court Tuesday to award them the $2.65 million in attorneys' fees, expenses and costs that's stipulated by a deal the two sides struck.

  3. August 06, 2015

    Community Health On Hook For Attys' Fees In $98M FCA Deal

    Community Health Systems Inc. will have to pay the attorneys' fees for the seven different whistleblowers who brought suit against the hospital system under the False Claims Act, after a Tennessee federal judge ruled on Thursday that the $98 million settlement allows for those fees.

  4. April 28, 2015

    Community Health Accused Of Ducking Fees In $98M FCA Deal

    Community Health Systems Inc. is trying to "evade" its responsibility to pay the attorneys' fees of six whistleblowers who worked with the U.S. government to negotiate a $98.15 million settlement in a False Claim Act suit, the attorneys said Tuesday in Tennessee federal court.

  5. August 04, 2014

    Community Health To Pay $98M To Resolve 7 FCA Suits

    Community Health Systems Inc. has agreed to pay $98.15 million to resolve seven whistleblower False Claims Act lawsuits accusing the acute-care hospital giant of overbilling government programs for inpatient services that should have been billed as outpatient or "observation" services, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday.