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First EKRA Guilty Plea Involves Lab Kickback

Only 15 months after enactment of EKRA, prosecutors win first case involving a lab and bribe

CEO SUMMARY: Federal investigators wasted little time in using the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA) to prosecute fraud involving clinical laboratories and providers. The manager of an opioid treatment center in Kentucky pleaded guilty last month to three counts: soliciting a bribe, making a false statement, and attempting to tamper with evidence. …

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