October 18, 2019

Following a government analysis of Medicare claims data and a whistleblower’s qui tam lawsuit, seven former Osteo Relief Institutes and their owners have agreed to pay more than $7.1 million to settle claims of defrauding Medicare.  The alleged fraud involved clinics in Arizona, California, Kentucky, New Jersey, and Texas billing Medicare for medically unnecessary treatments for osteoarthritis, including viscosupplementation injections and knee braces.  The whistleblower involved will receive $857,550.  DOJ

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