Oct 1, 2015 - Boston Globe
Strata Pathology Laboratory, Inc. of Lexington, Massachusetts, has agreed to pay $559,000 to resolve claims that it was in the habit of paying doctors kickback fees for patient referrals, which ultimately resulted in extra expenses for Medicare and Medicaid, as well as private insurers.
The resolution is the result of a whistleblower lawsuit by former Strata employee Henry O'Dell, who decided to pursue the matter after observing that the company allegedly struck deals with physicians to...