Justice Department Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Six Physicians in Texas Relating to Alleged Kickbacks and Improper Laboratory Testing Claims

The Justice Department amended its complaint in a laboratory testing fraud case to add six physicians in Texas.  The case alleges False Claims Act violations based on patient referrals in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law. The amended complaint further alleges that the six physicians caused claims to be improperly billed to federal healthcare programs for medically unnecessary laboratory testing.