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False Claims Act Attorney: Settlement Involving Trans1

As attorneys that represent individuals that blow the whistle on fraud against the government, we are please to report that a North Carolina based company known as Trans1 has agreed to pay $6 million dollars to settle False Claims Act allegations.  Trans1, which is now known as Baxano Surgical, Inc., has agreed to settle claims that it knowingly caused healthcare providers to submit claims with incorrect diagnosis or procedure codes for minimally invasive spine fusion surgeries using Trans1 AxiaLIF system.  The AxiaLIF system was developed as an alternative to invasive spine fusion surgeries.  It is alleged that Trans1 improperly counseled physicians and hospitals to bill for the AxiaLIF system by using incorrect and inaccurate codes intended for more invasive spine fusion surgeries.  Its up charging and/or upcoding resulting in a windfall of additional payments by the federal government under the Medicare and other federally funded healthcare programs.

There are also allegations in the suit that Trans1 violated the anti-kickback statute by providing and/or offering payment in order to induce referral of items or services covered by federally funded healthcare programs.  The purpose of the anti-kickback statute is to ensure that a physician’s medical judgment is not compromised by improper financial incentives and is based solely on the best interest of the patient.  Finally, the United States alleged that Trans1 promoted the sale and use of its AxiaLIF system for uses that were not approved or cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, including use in certain procedures to treat complex spine deformity, which was thus not covered by Federal Healthcare Programs.

The Relator who filed the original False Claims Act lawsuit will receive $1,020,000.00 from the settlement, going to show that it does pay to blow the whistle on fraud.  If you have any information on a potential fraud against the government, please contact us as soon as possible for a free case evaluation.

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