January 29, 2019

Tennessee-based home dialysis provider WellBound of Memphis agreed to pay $3,246,000 to the State of Tennessee and the United States for allegedly submitting false claims to Medicare, TRICARE, and Tenncare from 2016 to 2018. According to a qui tam complaint filed by whistleblower Dr. Darryl Quarles, the claims resulted from illegal inducements for patient referrals, which violated the anti-kickback statute (AKS) and are not payable under state or federal laws. USAO WDTN

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