OIG - Office of Inspector General

07/26/2026 | Press release | Archived content

Corporate Integrity Agreement with Access DX Laboratory, LLC

Location Houston, TX Estimated Completion July 2028 Settlement Amount $30,100,000

AGREEMENT PRESS RELEASE

Texas Laboratory, Former CEO, and Florida Businessman Pay a Total of $36.4M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Unnecessary Genetic Testing

July 30, 2026

Published by the United States Department of Justice | View article on www.justice.gov

Access DX Laboratory, located in Houston, Texas, its former CEO Michael Stewart, and Florida businessman Harold Shatz, have each entered into settlements and will pay a combined total of $36.4 million to the United States to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by paying kickbacks and billing Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary genetic testing.

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