CEO SUMMARY: In a ruling issued Sept. 12, a U.S. District Court judge decided that two common clinical laboratory business practices are illegal inducements that can lead to charges of ling false claims. The practices occur when labs pay physicians to package and mail patients’ specimens and when labs waive copays and deductibles for patients. […]
Judge Rules ‘Pull-Through’ Is Illegal Inducement
In court case, judge also finds waiving copays and paying shipping fees lead to false claims
- By Joseph Burns
- > From the Volume XXV No. 14 - October 1, 2018 Issue
