Uh oh.... http://floridahealthcarelawfirmblog.com/2013/09/16/blue-cross-lawsuit-against-avee-attacks-point-of-care-testing/#more-943
Remember when AIT had to defend itself in Florida about 3-4 years ago against the cups being a possible "kickback" and in violation of the Stark Laws? Funny how AIT is also advertising for an in-house lawyer. I guess keeping a law firm on a retainer isn't enough.
FREE POCT is a STARK violation- AIT next? Ameritox Awarded $14.775 Million in Unfair Competition Case Against Millennium Laboratories Federal Jury: Millennium Laboratories Provided Kickbacks to Physicians in Violation of Federal Law TAMPA, Fla., June 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A federal jury in Florida today found that Millennium Laboratories' provision of free point-of-care testing cups to physicians violates federal Stark and Anti-Kickback laws. The jury awarded Ameritox $14.775 million in damages. The jury rejected all counterclaims that Millennium brought against Ameritox
