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Premiertox Pays U.S. and Tennessee $2.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit

PremierTox 2.0, Inc. has paid $2.5 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act, announced David Rivera, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. PremierTox previously did business in Tennessee under the name Nexus and is a company that provides drug urine screening services to citizens of Tennessee and Kentucky. The government alleged that PremierTox submitted false claims when billing Medicare, TennCare and Kentucky Medicaid for drug urine screening services.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:April 11, 2016
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions