DENVER—DaVita Inc. announced Oct. 25 that it has been advised that it will be receiving a request for documents, which could include an administrative subpoena from the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The request is in connection with an inquiry by the United States Attorney's office for the Eastern District of New York regarding payment for infusion drugs covered by the New York Medicaid composite payment system for dialysis, according to DaVita.
DaVita said it believes this inquiry is civil in nature, and it does not know the time period covered by the inquiry.
“We understand that certain other providers that operate dialysis clinics in New York and provide services to New York Medicaid patients also may be receiving or have received a similar request for documents,” the dialysis provider said in a news release. “We intend to cooperate with the government to provide responsive documents. “
DaVita added that, to its knowledge, no proceedings have been initiated against it at this time. In addition, DaVita said it cannot predict whether proceedings might be initiated.
