Reimbursement News
Reimbursement news and insurance coverage updates.
Alere and Former Diabetic Testing Subsidiary Settle False Claims Allegations for $160M
Now-defunct Arriva Medical and its parent company Alere were accused of paying kickbacks to Medicare beneficiaries.
Virginia Lab Settles False Billing Accusations for $1.4M
The lab was accused of working with a sales representative who convinced seniors to undergo genetic testing without valid physician oversight.
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.
The company previously launched its Concert Coding Engine to help standardize how genetic tests are coded and how labs can bill for them.
Genomic Testing Cooperative's Hematologic Neoplasms, Solid Tumor Tests Receive NY State Approval, Medicare Coverage
The next-generation sequencing-based tests can be performed on small samples, including needle aspiration samples, and use artificial intelligence software.