Weekly Enforcement Report: Medical Centers Pay Big
Recently announced enforcement actions saw three big settlements, with two of those coming from medical centers.
Recently announced enforcement actions saw three big settlements, with two of those coming from medical centers.
Though labs were again absent from recent key enforcement actions, sentences were handed down in other healthcare-related cases.
Though last week’s cases didn’t involve labs or lab testing, most were FCA-related issues including inflated claims.
Last week saw the usual False Claims Act and kickback-related charges, with the biggest action involving urine drug testing.
Most of last week’s healthcare-related actions involved telemedicine in some way, with the lone lab-related case centering on genetic testing.