January 17, 2007
An Alabama doctor, currently awaiting trial on criminal charges of receiving illegal kickbacks for medical equipment, has also been charged in a civil False Claims Act suit.
The civil suit, filed on behalf of the federal government under the qui tam provisions of the Act, alleges that Dr. Patrick Chan violated the False Claims Act by performing unnecessary surgeries on Medicare and Medicaid patients and for receiving kickbacks from medical device suppliers.
The Daily Citizen reported on the charges on January 9, 2007.