October 22, 2014

DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., one of the leading providers of dialysis services in the United States, agreed to pay $400 million to resolve claims it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks for patient referrals to its dialysis clinics through its use of a sophisticated three-part joint venture business model to induce patient referrals to its clinics..  David Barbetta, former Senior Financial Analyst for DaVita, will receive an undisclosed whistleblower award. DOJ

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