Cigna Group to Pay $172 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

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The Cigna Group, headquartered in Connecticut, has agreed to pay $172,294,350 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by submitting and failing to withdraw inaccurate and untruthful diagnosis codes for its Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees in order to increase its payments from Medicare. read more »

United States Settles Kickback Allegations with BioTek reMEDys Inc., Chaitanya Gadde and Dr. David Tabby

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BioTek reMEDys Inc. (BioTek), located in New Castle, Delaware, and its chief executive officer, Chaitanya Gadde, have agreed collectively to pay $20 million based on their ability to pay to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to patients and physicians to protect its revenue stream. read more »