Envision Must Face Kickback Suit in Bankruptcy, Doctor Group Says

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group Inc. asked a bankruptcy court to clear the way for it to proceed with a lawsuit accusing Envision Healthcare Corp. of “unlawful” practices, including kickbacks for patient referrals.

AAEMPG asked the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday to determine that bankruptcy protections that prevent litigation against a debtor do not apply to AAEMPG’s suit against Envision, which filed Chapter 11 last month. If the court determines that bankruptcy protections apply to the suit, it should lift them, AAEMPG said.

AAEMPG, which provides business and administrative services physicians, ...