Mealey's (July 8, 2021, 3:05 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — Medical device manufacturers Alere Inc. and Alere San Diego Inc. (collectively, Alere) will pay $38.75 million to settle claims with the U.S. Department of Justice alleging that Alere violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by billing, and causing customers to bill, Medicare for rapid point-of-care devices, known as INRatio blood coagulation monitors, that the companies knew were defective, the department announced in a press release on July 8....