WALTHAM, Mass., March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Arriva
Medical, a subsidiary of Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR), a global leader in
rapid diagnostic tests, in connection with Arriva Medical's
complaint filed on December 28, 2016,
against the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),
today commented on the ruling by the U.S. District Court for the
District of Columbia denying
Arriva's motions for interim relief and denying the CMS motion to
dismiss Arriva's complaint:
While we are pleased that the
Court denied CMS' motion to dismiss Arriva's complaint, we disagree
with the Court's ruling on Arriva's motion for interim relief.
Arriva is considering options for appeal.
The Court's decision does not
affect or prejudge the ongoing administrative appeal process. We
remain confident that the administrative appeal process will lead
to a favorable outcome for both Arriva and the hundreds of
thousands of patients who depend on us for their mail-order
supplies. Arriva continues to provide patients with the supplies
they need as the administrative appeal process proceeds.
As previously announced, on December 27,
2016, Alere filed an appeal for an administrative law judge
(ALJ) hearing seeking to permanently reinstate Arriva's Medicare
billing status.
King & Spalding LLP is serving as legal counsel to Alere in
connection with the Arriva matter.
About Alere
Alere believes that when diagnosing and monitoring health
conditions, Knowing now matters™. Alere delivers reliable and
actionable information by providing rapid diagnostic tests,
enhancing clinical and economic healthcare outcomes globally.
Headquartered in Waltham, Mass.,
Alere focuses on rapid diagnostics for cardiometabolic disease,
infectious disease and toxicology. For more information on Alere,
please visit www.alere.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, including statements regarding the Company's confidence
that the administrative appeal process will lead to a favorable
outcome for both Arriva and the hundreds of thousands of patients
who depend on Arriva for their mail-order supplies, Arriva
continues to provide patients with the supplies they need as the
administrative appeal process proceeds, and any other statements
about the future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects
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subsidiaries to differ materially from those indicated by such
forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not
limited to the possibility that the ALJ may determine the Company's
appeal in a manner adverse to the Company, the Company's ability to
continue to provide patients with the supplies they need as the
administrative appeal process proceeds, as well as the risk factors
detailed in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors," of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on August 8,
2016) and other risk factors identified herein or from time
to time in our periodic filings with the SEC. Readers should
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assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other
changes.
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