DaVita Will Pay $389 Million to Settle Kickback Charges

DaVita HealthCare Partners will pay $389 million in a settlement of federal investigations into the dialysis company’s relationships with physicians. The Denver-based company has agreed to a “framework for a global resolution” of 2010 and 2011 investigations by the U.S. attorney for the District of Colorado, it said in a Form 8-K filed with the…