Waters

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ex rel. No. 2:19-cv-00873-TLN-AC

JACK WATERS,

12 Plaintiffs, ORDER v.

ENVISION HEALTHCARE

CORPORATION, et al., Defendants. 17 This matter is before the Court on a Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendant Envision Healthcare Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, “Defendants”). (ECF No. 41.) Plaintiff-Relator Jack Waters (“Waters”), who brings this qui tam action on behalf of the United States, filed an opposition. (ECF No. 42.) The United States did not file an opposition. Defendants filed a reply. (ECF No. 45.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion. /// /// /// /// /// I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Envision acquired AmSurg Corp. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “AmSurg”) in December 2016. (ECF No. 36 at ¶ 10.) As part of the merger, Envision acquired AmSurg’s Ambulatory Services Division, which manages and has ownership interests in…