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Humana and Roche Settle False Claims Act Lawsuit for $12.5 Million
Sanford Heisler Sharp LLPFebruary 8, 2021 GMT
NEW YORK, Feb. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Sanford Heisler Sharp, LLP announced that Indianapolis-based Roche Diagnostics Corp. and Roche Diabetes Care, Inc. (“Roche”) and Louisville-based Humana, Inc., Humana Pharmacy, Inc., and Humana Pharmacy Solutions, Inc. (“Humana”) have agreed to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by a whistleblower relator (“Relator”) on behalf of the United States. Defendants will pay $12.5 million to settle the government’s claims, and the Relator will receive a 29% share of the settlement, totaling $3,625,000.