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Company: Alere Inc.
Current Parent Company: Abbott Laboratories
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Penalty: $38,750,000
Year: 2021
Date: July 8, 2021
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: drug or medical equipment safety violation
Mega-Scandal: Healthcare Billing Abuses
Violation Description: Medical device manufacturers Alere Inc. and Alere San Diego Inc. agreed to pay $38.75 million to resolve allegations that the companies violated the False Claims Act by billing, and causing others to bill, the Medicare program for defective rapid point-of-care testing devices.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Illinois
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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