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DaVita paid $350 million to resolve illegal patient-referral kickback allegations

Company: DaVita Inc.

Summary

DaVita agreed to pay $350 million to resolve allegations that it offered physicians lucrative dialysis-clinic investment transactions and related agreements to induce patient referrals. A further $39 million civil forfeiture was tied to two joint-venture transactions. Source: https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/pr/davita-pay-350-million-resolve-allegations-illegal-kickbacks