Lawyers representing Next Health, a Dallas-based laboratory network and majority owner of Medicus Laboratories in Dallas, filed a lawsuit to halt state and federal officials from retracting or suspending its federal licenses, The Dallas Morning News reports.
Here are four things to know.
1. In a lawsuit filed Aug. 18, Next Health said federal inspectors allegedly uncovered regulatory violations at the labs, but did not specify the deficiencies. Next Health and Medicus argue revoking the licenses would jeopardize their solvency.
2. Next Health and Medicus claim state and federal officials obtain a "premeditated intent to shut down the plaintiff's business operations." In addition, the labs argue state and federal officials are not abiding their own procedures and the companies were not provided sufficient time to address "alleged deficiencies," the report states.
3. In a separate lawsuit, two Next Health principles, Andrew Hillman and Semyon Narosov, are facing federal kickback allegations in connection with former physician-owned Forest Park Medical Center in Dallas. Those involved in the scheme, including 19 others, allegedly paid and/or received $40 million in bribes and kickbacks for referring patients. The scheme allegedly resulted in more than $200 million in paid claims.
4. In February, Minnetonka, Minn.-based UnitedHealthcare separately accused Next Health of a $100 million scheme involving kickbacks to physicians and other providers for overpriced and unnecessary drug and genetic tests.
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