Insurance Fraud – More Fraud in the Substance Abuse Drug Screening Urinalysis Industry

Written by:

Jeffrey Lynne

at February 14, 2014

Meant to include this one earlier, brought to our attention from our friends over at PathologyBlawg.com

A chain of opiate addiction recovery centers, headquartered in Harrodsburg, Ky., and a Russell Springs, Ky., clinical laboratory, along with two physician owners, agreed to pay the U.S. Government millions of dollars to resolve civil allegations that they fraudulently billed federal health care programs for medically unnecessary and excessive urine tests.

Strangely, DOJ and the states Attorney Generals don¹t see to be concerned about the same abuse in the private insurance sector.

However, something to chew on – are medical plans obtained through the Federal Healthcare Exchange (or a state exchange) elevated to a federal health care program. I assume the answer is “no” as a mere result of legal definition, but we will wait and see.

Still, the fox appears to be the only one watching the hen house.

Check out these articles:
Kentucky Addiction Treatment Center, Clinical Laboratory and Two Physician Owners to Pay $15.75 Million to Resolve Allegations of Fraudulent Urine Drug Testing

Attorney states cash kickbacks from urine drug screen lab are perfectly legal

Blue Cross Accuses Drug Test Co. Of $36M Fraud Scheme

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addict, addiction, recovery, sober laws, sober news, treatment, treatment providers

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