HDL, Singulex Agree to Settle AKS, FCA Charges for $48.5 Million

Labs should revisit their arrangements with referring physicians now that lab giant Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc. (HDL) and Alameda, Calif., based Singulex, Inc. have agreed to pay $47 million and $1.5 million respectively to settle claims of paying kickbacks and conducting medically unnecessary testing. Under the deal, announced by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)…