CVS' Oak Street Health will pay $60 million to settle federal kickback allegations

The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits anyone from offering or paying, directly or indirectly, money or anything else of value to induce referrals of patients or to provide recommendations of items or services covered by Medicare, Medicaid and other federally funded programs.

By Alan Goforth | September 20, 2024 at 09:13 AM

Oak Street Health has agreed to pay $60 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act, the U.S. Department of Justice announced this week. The wholly owned subsidiary of CVS Health allegedly paid kickbacks to third-party insurance agents in exchange for recruiting seniors to Oak Street Health's primary care clinics.

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