What Are Kickbacks?

What are 𝗸𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀?

Kickbacks play a crucial role in many fraud schemes. In essence, a kickback is an illegal payment made to garner preferential treatment and is generally considered a form of bribery.

Many federal healthcare programs are affected by kickbacks, such as Medicaid and Medicare. In one such case, Bristol Myers Squibb Co. paid doctors to file fraudulent healthcare claims for their pharma products.

Kickbacks may also involve gift-giving, inflated invoices, diverting business to a specific vendor, or patient referrals.

The False Claims Act was created to protect taxpayer dollars from fraudulent activity and hold fraudsters liable for collecting tax dollars they are not rightfully owed.

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