June 18, 2019

Nevada Heart & Vascular Center has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that it accepted kickbacks from genetic testing companies, Natural Molecular Testing Corp. and Iverson Genetic Diagnostics, Inc., in exchange for referrals of Medicare patients.  The alleged violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act occurred for nearly a year in 2012.  USAO NV

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