The agency said that an individual involved in a urine testing kickback had agreed to a settlement, while a defendant in a genetic testing fraud case plead guilty.
Michael and Regan Dube will pay a total of $9,015,046, plus interest as a result of their convictions. Regan Dube was previously sentenced in November.
The healthcare company and its subsidiary allegedly ordered residents of a residential treatment center to undergo unnecessary drug screenings multiple times a week.
Released by the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, the report looks at data on test volume, turnaround, cost, and usage at six federal agencies.
Amid increasing spending on genetic testing, there are more opportunities for bad actors to implement interstate, fraudulent billing schemes, according to OIG.
The owner of Specialty Drug Testing, a Monroe, Louisiana-based laboratory, appeared in United States District Court accused of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute.
The federal government alleged Phamatech paid a clinic to refer it drug testing business, violating the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act.
