Abbott Laboratories (ABT.N) will pay $160 million to resolve claims that two of its units submitted false claims to Medicare by providing kickbacks to diabetes patients, including 'free' or 'no cost' glucose monitors, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Boxes of Abbott's heart stents are pictured inside a store at a hospital in New Delhi, India, April 27, 2018. Picture taken April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidiwill pay $160 million to resolve claims that two of its units submitted false claims to Medicare by providing kickbacks to diabetes patients, including "free" or "no cost" glucose monitors, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
Arriva was also accused of systematically charging Medicare, a U.S. government health plan, for glucometers given to ineligible patients, and submitting claims for 211 patients who had been dead at least two weeks. In a statement, Abbott did not comment on the settlement, but said Alere disclosed the matter in its financial filings. The defendants did not admit liability.
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