CEO SUMMARY: Now comes a whistleblower lawsuit in federal court with the claim that, in the 2007 contract between UnitedHealth Group and Laboratory Corporation of America, LabCorp’s discounted lab test prices were a kickback that violated Medicare law. LabCorp has denied the allegations and says it complies with all laws. Legal experts wonder if the […]
‘Pull Through’ Is Key Issue in Lab Whistleblower Suit
Question is whether low test prices to payers are a violation of federal anti-kickback statutes
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XIX No. 3 - February 20, 2012 Issue
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