Dismissal Recommended In Glucose Monitor FCA Suit Alleging Doctor Kickbacks

Mealey's (March 7, 2023, 1:41 PM EST) -- SAN ANTONIO — A Texas federal magistrate issued a report and recommendation advising dismissal of a former employee’s qui tam suit brought under the federal False Claims Act (FCA) and Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act (TMFPA) against a company selling continuous glucose monitoring systems, finding that the employee’s amended complaint does not sufficiently allege the company’s involvement in a fraudulent scheme to submit claims to federal health care insurers “based on illegal kickbacks.”...