Sunny Hostin's husband, a surgeon, is accused of insurance fraud in a broad federal lawsuit.

A federal lawsuit filed last month has accused the husband of "The View" co-host Sunny Hostin of insurance fraud.

Dr. Emmanuel "Manny" Hostin and his practice, Hostin Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, were included in a significant RICO lawsuit filed in New York on December 17, alongside over 180 other defendants.

The Daily Mail reported that Hostin and other defendants were accused of receiving "kickbacks" for carrying out surgeries and falsely billing an insurance company that covers Uber, Lyft, and other taxi firms.

"The lawsuit alleges that Hostin knowingly provided fraudulent medical and healthcare services, including arthroscopic surgeries, in exchange for kickbacks and/or other compensation disguised as dividends or other cash distributions, according to The Daily Mail."

American Transit announced a $450 million lawsuit against defendants who allegedly exploited New York's no-fault auto insurance laws. The federal court complaint, filed in the Eastern District of New York, claims that the defendants sought to profit from the laws, which require insurance companies to reimburse policyholders for necessary medical care up to $50,000 for personal or private passenger vehicles and $200,000 for taxis and for-hire vehicles in New York City for injuries arising from accidents, regardless of fault. The substantial possible no-fault recoveries can motivate providers with ill intent to over-diagnose, over-treat, and over-bill to maximize their profits.

The lawsuit claims that Hostin received a "steady stream" of patient referrals in exchange for an "investment" interest in the Empire State Ambulatory Surgery Center.

In January 2023, two of Hostin's patients involved in low-impact collisions with minimal damage received arthroscopic surgery, despite only sustaining soft-tissue injuries.

Hostin's lawyer stated that his client rejects all accusations and characterized the lawsuit as a "vague, careless, and baseless claim by a struggling insurance company."

"According to attorney Daniel Thwaites, the purpose of the legal action is to intimidate and harass doctors from collecting for care given to American Transit insureds and their passengers. The true issue at hand is an insurance company misusing the legal system to limit and restrict healthcare benefits for its insureds and passengers, while evading its responsibilities."

In a recent discussion on "The View," Sunny Hostin mentioned her husband's work on the show while discussing the health insurance industry following the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

"Doctors, like my husband, suffer due to big corporations, even though they want to do good, and have to sue health insurance companies to get paid for the work they've been trained to do, even when the patient doesn't have insurance."

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Hostin and her husband have been married since 1998 and have two children.