September 15, 2021
A Florida magistrate judge on Tuesday recommended denying Health First Inc.'s request to collect $1.7 million in attorney fees associated with a failed whistleblower lawsuit alleging a fraudulent kickback scheme to suppress competition.
April 23, 2021
A Florida federal judge has tossed two cases against Health First Inc., one from a whistleblower accusing it of running a fraudulent kickback scheme and another from patients alleging that the hospital system monopolizes acute care services, though the patients can try again.
January 22, 2021
A Florida federal judge on Friday tossed a whistleblower's suit against Health First Inc., ruling the whistleblower is still missing some crucial facts about the allegedly fraudulent kickback scheme at the nonprofit health system.
August 24, 2020
A whistleblower suing Health First Inc. over allegedly illegal kickbacks has added the Florida nonprofit health system's executives to its suit, claiming they conspired to create a system that rewards doctors for directing business to Health First.