Three Clinical Laboratories and Their Owner Charged With Defrauding MassHealth
Outcome
OIG enforcement action against Three Clinical Laboratories and Their Owner Charged With Defrauding MassHealth for false claims, kickbacks, medicaid fraud. Penalty: $2 million.
Details
Three Clinical Laboratories and Their Owner Charged With Defrauding MassHealth — OIG Enforcement (2026)
OIG took enforcement action against Three Clinical Laboratories and Their Owner Charged With Defrauding MassHealth in MA in 2026 involving false claims, kickbacks, medicaid fraud violations in the Physician Practices sector.
Penalty: $2 million
Violation types: False Claims, Kickbacks, Medicaid Fraud
Entity type: Physician Practice
Penalty type: Settlement
Location: MA
Source: Three Clinical Laboratories and Their Owner Charged With Defrauding MassHealth, Money Laundering and Illegal Kickbacks
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