Dianon charged $4.8 million for mischarging Medicare:
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Dianon Systems of Stratford, Connecticut, is to pay $4.8m under a settlement agreement with the US Department of Justice. The fine follows a DoJ investigation of the cancer testing laboratory firm's billing of Medicare and other federal healthcare programmes for medically unnecessary tests. The company had set aside $5.5m in the third quarter to cover the payment and associated legal costs. Dianon is being acquired by Laboratory Corporation of America for $600m.