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 ...
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