The lawsuit alleges AHF boosted funding from federal healthcare programs by paying illegal kickbacks to employees and patients to increase referrals to its facilities.
The lawsuit claims AHF has defrauded government health programs of at least $20 million a year since 2010.
AHF has strongly denied the allegations made in the lawsuit, according to a Law360 report.
Three former managers of AHF filed the lawsuit under the qui tam, or whistle-blower, provisions of the False Claims Act. The lawsuit is pending in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
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