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Long Term Care & Senior Living Blog
July 22, 2014

DOJ Files Suit Against Missouri Doctor For Anti-kickback Statute

The Justice Department is committed to combat fraud and abuse in federal healthcare programs. The most recent complaint filed by the DOJ is against Midwest Neurosurgeons LLC and its owner, Dr. Sanjay Fonn, MD, along with DS Medical LLC and its owner, Deborah Seeger. The defendants allegedly violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act by conspiring to solicit and receive commissions from medical device manufacturers related to the implant of spinal implants and supplies used for spinal fusion surgeries.