Vibrant America to Pay $5 Million in Blood Test Fraud Settlement

Vibrant America LLC will pay $5.25 million under a settlement to resolve claims that it defrauded Medicare by engaging in a kickback scheme for blood testing that violated the False Claims Act, a California district court said.

Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Feb. 4 signed a consent judgment that would end the nearly six-year suit.

Counsel for whistleblower STF LLC and Vibrant didn’t immediately respond to a request for comments.

STF alleged that Vibrant allegedly paid cash to physicians’ family members in exchange for the physicians ordering blood ...