The Justice Department filed a civil False Claims Act complaint against two former executives of an Atlanta-area clinical laboratory, alleging that testing schemes caused Medicare to pay millions of dollars for medically unnecessary or improperly generated claims.
The complaint alleges that Jay Johnson and Austin Whiles used programs targeting faith-based communities and senior citizens and that some testing was generated through unlawful kickbacks without individualized treating-provider judgment.
The allegations have not been proven. The defendants and related entities will have an opportunity to contest the government's claims in federal court.