The lawsuit names SpineFrontier (Malden, Mass.) and consulting firm Impartial Medical Experts (IME) as well as executives of both companies in the alleged scheme, which the government says took place from at least March 2013 through December 2018. Their alleged actions violated the federal anti-kickback statute, causing federal health care programs to pay millions of dollars in false claims, the government said.
Feds implicate spinal device company in $8m kickback scheme
The U.S. Attorney’s Office is suing a Massachusetts spinal device company and an associated consulting firm alleging they paid $8 million in kickbacks to induce surgeons to use the device company’s products.