11/05/2026 | Press release | Archived content
Quest Diagnostics, Inc. Pays over $13 Million to Settle Allegations of Providing Illegal Kickbacks to Doctors and Health Care Executives
November 6, 2026Published by the United States Department of Justice | View article on www.justice.gov
NEWARK, NJ - Quest Diagnostics, Inc., based in Secaucus, New Jersey, has paid $13,014,576 plus interest to resolve allegations that Quest submitted false claims to the Medicare and New York and New Jersey Medicaid programs, U.S. Attorney Robert Frazer announced today. As alleged, Quest offered health care providers and executives illegal kickbacks in the form of valuable and exclusive entertainment events - including free tickets to suite seats at MetLife Stadium for New York Giants home games - to induce referrals of business to Quest, that federal healthcare programs paid for.