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Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act of 2018 (EKRA) › Clinical Laboratory Testing › Patient Referrals

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EKRA Has Teeth: Ninth Circuit Upholds Lab Operator’s Criminal Conviction for Paying Marketers for Referrals

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In a matter of first impression, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals interpreted the scope of the 2018 Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act (EKRA) in the context of a lab operator who allegedly paid marketers to induce...more

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Common Medical Lab Referral & Compensation Arrangements Could Lead to Criminal Charges

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EKRA stands for the Eliminating Kickbacks in Recovery Act, and it has become a prominent enforcement tool against fraud in the healthcare and medical testing industries. Although the law was developed in 2018 to help combat...more

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