AKS Not Limited to Recommendations About Medical Care; United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, No. 13-cv-1194, U.S. ex rel. Cherry Graziosi v. R1 RCM Inc. fka Accretive Health Inc.

The district court denied the parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment in a qui tam case alleging the defendant helped its hospital clients fraudulently bill government healthcare programs for higher-cost inpatient services, when outpatient or observation services were warranted, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act.