Under the False Claims Act, a whistleblower for the case will receive over $1.3 million from the settlement.
Between 2012 and 2016, Mr. Weir and Dr. Morgan were alleged to have convinced ASC physician owners to award exclusive service agreements in exchange for partial ownership in Care Plus anesthesia entities that would service the ASCs, the Justice Department said.
The department alleged that Care Plus subsidized surgery centers’ costs for drugs, supplies and equipment to further entice physician owners to grant exclusive agreements to Care Plus.
No determination of liability was reached in the case.
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