Editor’s note: the following article is reprinted with permission from Kaiser Health News. Links to previous CardioBrief coverage of the laboratory scandal story can be found at the bottom of the page. by Barbara Feder Ostrov, Kaiser Health News CEDARVILLE, Calif. — Beau Gertz faced a crowd of worried locals at this town’s senior center,…
Outsiders Swoop In Vowing To Rescue Rural Hospitals Short On Hope — And Money
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Labscam: Rogue Laboratory Testing At Center Of Addiction Treatment Scandal
July 3, 2017 by 1 Comment
–‘Sober homes’ in Florida are just the tip of the iceberg. A massive scandal involving fraudulent addiction treatment centers and rogue laboratories has recently surfaced. Several recent news reports have focused on the scandal’s epicenter in Florida, but industry observers say that the scandal is the tip of an iceberg of corruption, abuse, and fraud…
Cigna Sues Embattled HDL Laboratory For $84 Million
October 20, 2014 by Leave a Comment
The Cigna Health and Life Insurance company is suing Health Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. for $84 million. As reported previously, the embattled lab company is the subject of an ongoing Federal investigation concerning kickbacks and fraudulent billing. The charges against HDL in the suit filed last week in federal court closely echo the earlier allegations against the company….
Doctor: You’re Going To Have A Heart Attack! Patient: Your Tests Results Are Giving Me A Heart Attack!
October 17, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Last month I wrote a series of articles (starting here) about HDL, a laboratory company under investigation by the DOJ for giving kickbacks to physicians who use their tests. I reported additional allegations of serious misconduct based on questionable sales, marketing, and billing practices involving unnecessary testing. In response to those articles I’ve received emails from several individuals,…
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