DOJ settles False Claims Act allegations against drug testing lab with operations in Tacoma and Denver: Cordant Health
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against DOJ settles False Claims Act allegations against drug testing lab with operations in Tacoma and Denver: Cordant Health for false claims, kickbacks. Penalty: $12 million.
Details
DOJ settles False Claims Act allegations against drug testing lab with operations in Tacoma and Denver: Cordant Health — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against DOJ settles False Claims Act allegations against drug testing lab with operations in Tacoma and Denver: Cordant Health in 2026 involving false claims, kickbacks violations in the Healthcare General sector.
Penalty: $12 million
Violation types: False Claims, Kickbacks
Entity type: Healthcare Provider
Penalty type: Settlement
Source: DOJ settles False Claims Act allegations against drug testing lab with operations in Tacoma and Denver: Cordant Health Solution pays nearly $12 million to settle allegations it paid kickbacks for uri
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