United States of America, et al., v. Deming Hospital Corporation, et al.,

  1. November 26, 2013

    NM Hospital Beats FCA Suit Over Lab Test Violations

    A New Mexico federal judge tossed an employee whistleblower suit accusing a Community Health Systems Inc.-owned hospital of improperly receiving Medicare and Medicaid payments for laboratory tests that violated federal standards, finding Thursday the plaintiff had failed to make a viable case under the False Claims Act.

  2. August 08, 2012

    Hospital Accused Of Billing Medicare For Substandard Labs

    A federal judge on Wednesday unsealed an employee whistleblower suit accusing a New Mexico hospital owned by Community Health Systems Inc. of receiving Medicare and Medicaid payments for laboratory testing services that violated federal standards, in violation of the False Claims Act.