A clinical laboratory and its parent company will pay $10 million to resolve allegations that the lab overpaid for rented office space from doctors so they would in turn make referrals.
Federal officials allege that beginning in January 2013 through last year, New Jersey–based BioReference Health LLC made lease payments to physicians and physician practices to induce the referrals, resulting in repeated violations of the Physician Self-Referral Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute.
IBM reached a settlement with the federal government on Friday, agreeing to pay roughly $17 million to resolve allegations of illegal diversity, equity and inclusion practices. Acting Attorney Gen...