DaVita, Fresenius Broke Kickback Rules, Whistleblower Says
- Lawsuit filed in 2016 by ex-employee of American Kidney Fund
- U.S. prosecutors declined to join suit unsealed this week
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A newly unsealed whistleblower lawsuit by a former employee of a kidney-care charity accuses the charity and the two largest dialysis companies of violating anti-kickback rules.
The lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act alleges that donations DaVita Inc. and Fresenius SE made to the American Kidney Fund to help patients pay for insurance premiums constituted illegal kickbacks.