Remote Patient Monitoring Company Settles Allegations

LiveCare Inc. agreed to a settlement of up to $4.9 million to resolve allegations of unlawfully paying a marketing service for referrals of Medicare beneficiaries. The company provides remote patient monitoring (RPM) services to patients with Type 2 diabetes. The civil settlement includes the resolution of claims brought by private individuals, on behalf of the United States, under the qui tam (commonly known as “whistleblower”) provisions of the False Claims Act. Read a story from the Business Observer and a Department of Justice press release.

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