Kentucky attorney general sues dialysis company over product

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky's attorney general accused the nation's largest provider of kidney dialysis services of Medicaid fraud Thursday in a lawsuit that says it promoted a harmful product for use in clinics.

The lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc. seeks to restore money spent by Kentucky's Medicaid program for dialysis treatments that used the product called GranuFlo. It also aims to recoup costs to treat other health problems allegedly related to the product's use.

Attorney General Andy Beshear said the company concealed serious risks posed by GranuFlo, which is used in screening blood to remove impurities during dialysis.

"Fresenius put Kentucky at risk, and they billed our Medicaid program while they were doing it. They will be held accountable," Beshear said at a state Capitol press conference.

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