Two Texas companies have agreed to pay a combined $15.3 million to resolve allegations of kickbacks and other misconduct resulting in the submission of false claims to federal healthcare programs. According to the settlement, Alliance Family of Companies LLC, a national electroencephalography (EEG) testing company based in Texas, will pay $13.5 million to resolve allegations that it submitted or caused to be submitted false claims to federal healthcare programs that resulted from kickbacks to referring physicians or that sought payment for work not performed or for which only a lower level of reimbursement was justified. The settlement also resolves allegations against Texas-based private investment company Ancor Holdings LP, which will pay over $1.8 million for causing false billings resulting from the kickback scheme through its management agreement with Alliance.
Under the terms of the settlement, Alliance will pay $13,022,356 and Ancor will pay $1,780,349 to the federal government to resolve their liability under the False Claims Act. In addition, Alliance will pay $477,643 and Ancor will pay $64,369 to state Medicaid programs. Alliance is obligated to pay additional amounts if certain financial contingencies occur within the next five years and forego any claim to over $390,000 in suspended payments that it would otherwise be owed by Medicare. In connection with the settlement, Alliance entered into a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement with HHS-OIG, setting forth requirements for future compliance.
