Federal Court Tosses Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Against Labcorp
Not disclosing list prices of uncovered lab tests on ABN is not consumer fraud, court says.
Weekly Enforcement Report: Medical Equipment & Kickbacks
While labs were absent from recent enforcement actions, last week saw kickback schemes involving DME companies and a medical device company.
CMS to Crack Down on False Billing of COVID-19 Add-on Tests
Some labs took advantage of COVID coverage rules to bill Medicare for medically unnecessary RPPs, allergy, and genetic tests.
Weekly Enforcement Report: Lab Owner Gets Prison Time for UDT Fraud
In last week’s key cases, those involved in UDT fraud schemes face the music, and a doctor is convicted of stealing COVID relief money.
Weekly Enforcement Report: A Biotech Outlier
While most recent cases were the usual FCA and kickback-related issues, one involved the mischarging of federal grants by two biotech companies and their co-founder.