by Ben Vernia | November 3rd, 2014
On October 24, the Office of Inspector General of HHS announced that it had settled kickbacks allegations with a New Jersey doctor. According to the OIG’s press release:
Dr. Rajan Shah – a Newark, NJ gastroenterologist – entered into a settlement agreement with the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, effective October 24, 2014. The $104,950.00 settlement resolves allegations that Dr. Shah received remuneration from Orange Community MRI, LLC, an imaging facility in Orange, NJ, in exchange for patient referrals. Senior Counsel David M. Blank and Lauren E. Marziani represented OIG in this case.
