United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced that Commonwealth Care Alliance, Inc. (CCA) has agreed to pay $520,355.65 to resolve allegations that Reliance HMO, Inc., a company CCA acquired in 2022, violated the False Claims Act by providing cash payments to induce the referral of Medicare beneficiaries to enroll in Reliance’s Medicare Advantage Plan, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. CCA voluntarily self-disclosed the conduct to the US Attorney’s Office, and the settlement acknowledges that CCA took significant steps, entitling it to credit for cooperating with the government’s investigation.
