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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
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Kickbacks to Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers
Philips’ Respironics unit paid $34.8 million to settle False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute claims that it paid kickbacks in the form of free call center services to durable medical equipment suppliers that bought its sleep apnea masks. The government alleged that the scheme began in April 2012 and continued until November 2015. Respironics agreed to pay $34.14 million to the federal government and $660,000 to various state governments based on their participation in the Medicaid program.
- Misconduct Type
- Government Contract Fraud
- Enforcement Agency
- Justice
- Contracting Party
- Health and Human Services
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 3/23/2016
| Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
| Total |
|
| Philips |
$34,800,000
|
