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January 20, 2023

Posted  January 20, 2023

DePuy Synthes, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson that manufactures medical devices, has agreed to pay $9.75 million to resolve allegations of defrauding Medicare and Medicaid.  According to former sales representative Aleksej Gusakovs, DePuy gave a Massachusetts-based orthopedic surgeon thousands of dollars’ worth of free implants and instruments for use in overseas surgeries.  The illegal kickbacks induced the surgeon to use DePuy products in surgeries performed in the United States, and caused false claims to be submitted to Medicare and the Massachusetts Medicaid program.  As the whistleblower in a successful qui tam action, Gusakovs will receive a $1.37 million share of the settlement.  DOJ

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