Caris Life Sciences Inc. has agreed to pay almost $2.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in an alleged nationwide scheme to improperly bill Medicare for laboratory tests known as “Caris Molecular Intelligence” and the “ADAPT Biotargeting System.” A United States attorney said that tests for cancer patients were delayed to circumvent a Medicare requirement and allow improper payment to Caris. Read a Department of Justice press release.
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