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Federal Tipoffs Involving Kentucky Newsletter for Saturday September 28, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Hospital, Laboratory, Referring Physician, and Lab Employees Pay More Than $7.2M to Resolve Civil Allegations of Fraudulent Laboratory Testing
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release: A hospital, a laboratory, three lab employees, and a referring physician and his office manager have agreed to collectively pay the United States more than $7.2 million dollars to resolve civil allegations that they defrauded federal healthcare programs in connection with laboratory tests that were not medically necessary or were tainted by violations of the f  more

Ky. U.S. Attorney: Physician and Office Manager Pay $450,000 to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substance Act and the False Claims Act
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Sept. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release: The physician and office manager of a medical practice in Jackson, Kentucky, have agreed to pay $450,000 to resolve civil allegations that the physician unlawfully prescribed controlled substances, and that they both defrauded federal healthcare programs by soliciting kickbacks for laboratory referrals. Pablo Merced, M.D. owned and operated St. John Neumann's  more