Florida Surgery Center, State Farm Exchange Lawsuits on Defamation, Fraud

Physicians of Palm Beach Lakes Surgery Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., have filed a defamation lawsuit against State Farm Insurance Co. in response to a federal lawsuit filed by the national insurer against the surgery center and others for allegedly performing and billing unnecessary procedures, according to a report from The Palm Beach Post.

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State Farm is alleging three physicians and two managers of the surgery center are working with a device manufacturer and law firms to profit from medically unnecessary diagnostic tests and the performing of percutaneous discectomies.

 

The physicians’ defamation suit claims State Farm’s allegations are an attempt for the payor to avoid paying claims, according to the report.

 

Read the report from The Palm Beach Post about the allegations of surgery center fraud.

 

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