CASE ALLEGING LABCORP OVERCHARGED MEDI-CAL & GAVE DISCOUNTS FOR PULL-THROUGH

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    The California Department of Justice, Bureau of Medi-Cal Fraud and Elder Abuse, is seeking information about allegations in a civil case that it is pursuing against Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp). It is also seeking information about similar practices at other labs doing business in California.

    The complaint against LabCorp alleges, among other things, that since 1995 LabCorp has claimed tens of millions of dollars in excessive or improper charges for medical tests performed for Medi-Cal patients by

    1. giving discounted prices as kickbacks to doctors, hospitals, and clinics in order to obtain referrals of tests for which Medi-Cal was charged higher prices, and

    2. charging Medi-Cal more than it charged other purchasers of comparable tests under comparable circumstances.

    If you have information about these allegations, and are not a current employee of LabCorp, or know of similar practices at another lab by which you are not currently employed, please call 916-274-2951 or send an email to labpricing@doj.ca.gov

    Additional Information can be found at:
    Press release: http://oag.ca.gov/news/press_release?id=1705
    Complaint against LabCorp: http://ag.ca.gov/bmfea/pdfs/complaint_ca_labcorp.pdf