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US Joins FCA Case Against Alere Unit

 
• By Elizabeth Orr

Alere subsidiary Arriva Medical routinely gave Medicare beneficiaries glucometers they didn’t need and billed the government for them, a recently unsealed lawsuit claims.

Shuttered Alere Inc. subsidiary Arriva Medical LLC is facing a False Claims Act case alleging the company paid out kickbacks in the form of free equipment and copayment waivers for diabetes patients.

The Department of Justice unsealed the lawsuit Feb. 19, when it also revealed that it is intervening in the case....

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