OIG - Office of Inspector General
03/27/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/28/2024 06:17
Gamma Healthcare and Three of Its Owners Agree to Pay $13.6 Million for Allegedly Billing Medicare for Lab Tests That Were Not Ordered or Medically Necessary
Gamma Healthcare and Three of Its Owners Agree to Pay $13.6 Million for Allegedly Billing Medicare for Lab Tests That Were Not Ordered or Medically Necessary
Gamma Healthcare Inc. (Gamma), a laboratory located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and three of its owners, Jerry W. Murphy, Jerrod W. Murphy and Joel W. Murphy (the Murphys), have agreed to pay the United States $13,619,660.18 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by submitting or causing the submission of claims to Medicare for lab tests that were not ordered by health care providers and were not medically necessary. Gamma, Jerry W. Murphy and Jerrod W. Murphy also agreed to a 15-year exclusion from participating in federal health care programs.
Action Details
- Date:March 27, 2024
- Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
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Enforcement Types:
- Criminal and Civil Actions
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