CEO SUMMARY: It is easy to track backwards to understand why the California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) began aggressive enforcement of its interpretation of statute 51501(a) against a number of labs this summer. DHCS officials were given a full education and a roadmap for action when, in April, 2009, the whistleblower lawsuit that accused […]
Did Qui Tam Suit Trigger Medi-Cal Price Concerns?
Unsealing of whistleblower lawsuit in 2009 gave Medi-Cal officials a roadmap for lab audits
- By Robert Michel
- > From the Volume XVII No. 18 - December 27, 2010 Issue
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