Since 2008, 1,581 community oncology practices have closed, been acquired, merged, or are struggling to stay open, according to the 2016 Community Oncology Practice Impact Report.
Federal prosecutors earlier this week filed a complaint against the Memphis Methodist health system, taking over a qui tam action initially filed by private whistleblowers, who alleged that Methodist’s six-year arrangement with West Clinic, an oncology private practice, violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act.
