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DOJ Indicts Lab Owners in Alleged Conspiracy to Fraudulently Bill Medicare $107M
Three individuals used kickbacks and bribes in a scheme to get DNA specimens and corresponding prescriptions to bill Medicare for genetic testing.
BioReference to Pay $10M to Resolve State, Federal Lab Fraud Case
The company was accused of disguising kickbacks as rental payments to encourage referrals for laboratory testing from high-volume doctor groups.
Florida Healthcare Exec Pleads Guilty to $1.2M Genetic Testing Kickback Scheme
The executive admitted to receiving kickbacks from labs in exchange for delivering DNA samples and genetic test orders.
US Justice Department, Laboratory CEO Settle Charges of Kickback Scheme for $1.1M
The lab allegedly received payments from a healthcare provider and another testing lab in exchange for Medicare and Tricare beneficiary referrals.
Lab Owner Charged in Alleged $86M Medicare False Billing Scheme
The US DOJ alleges that the owner paid illegal kickbacks in exchange for the solicitation of genetic tests for cancer from Medicare beneficiaries.