Illinois is among states that have reached a settlement over allegations a manufacturer was giving kickbacks to suppliers for respiratory-related medical equipment.

The state will receive $751,955 as its share of a settlement with Philips RS North America — formerly known as Respironics.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the state claimed Respironics increased product sales "by illegally providing valuable data to their suppliers."

The allegations were part of a civil claim filed in October 2019 in federal court in South Carolina that claimed from Nov. 1, 2014, through April 30, 2020, the company caused suppliers to submit false claims to Medicaid for ventilators, oxygen concentrators, CPAP and BiPAP machines, and other related equipment. The action maintained Respironics provided physician data to suppliers to get them to buy Respironics products.

Nationwide, the company will pay more than $24 million to resolve the allegations, Raoul said.

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