Civil Litigation
Jul. 25, 2022
Device maker settles claim it paid kickbacks to doctors
Biotronik agreed to pay a $12.95 million fine to settle the False Claims Act case.
Medical device manufacturer Biotronik Inc. agreed to pay $12.95 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to physicians to encourage the use of the company’s pacemakers and defibrillators, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
“Kickbacks to doctors are illegal because they impose hidden costs on the health care system and they taint the doctor-patient relationship,” Acting U.S. Attorney S...
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