Here’s what you should know.
1. The charges against Mr. Holland stem from kickback allegations that occurred approximately a decade ago. Tenet agreed to pay the U.S. Department of Justice $514 million in October 2016 to settle charges that Tenet-owned hospitals were paying kickbacks to an obstetric facility in return for referrals.
Mr. Holland was in charge of a billing center that approved $400 million in fraudulent claims.
2. Tenet paid back the amounts it defrauded Medicare and the Georgia Medicaid program, while agreeing to corporate monitoring.
3. The initial lawsuit did not limit federal prosecutors from pursuing further suits against individuals. Mr. Holland is the first executive to face individual charges, which include mail fraud, healthcare fraud and attempting to defraud the United States.
4. Mr. Holland pled not guilty to the charges on Feb. 1, 2017.
5. Mr. Holland’s attorney released a statement expressing Mr. Holland’s disappointment that the federal government is pursuing individual charges. Mr. Holland stepped down from his previous position as CEO of LHP Hospital Group in Plano, Texas, to defend himself against the charges.
6. If convicted, Mr. Holland faces up to 50 years in prison, and the seizure of his assets.
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