Rialto Capital Management and Current Owner of Indiana Hospital to Pay $3.6 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Arising From Kickbacks to Referring Physicians

The Department of Justice announced today that Rialto Capital Management LLC (Rialto) and its former affiliate RL BB-IN KRE LLC (RL BB) have agreed to pay $3.6 million to resolve allegations that Rialto and the Kentuckiana Medical Center (KMC), a Clarksville, Indiana-based hospital owned by RL BB, violated the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), the Stark Law, and the False Claims Act by engaging in illegal financial arrangements with two doctors who referred patients to KMC. Until November 2018, RL BB was an affiliate of Rialto, which oversaw management of the hospital.