From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Government Cracks Down on Violators as Medicare Fraud Increases

by Nolan and Auerbach on January 10, 2008

The federal government is about to announce a national effort to fight Medicare fraud by looking at billing by medical equipment suppliers. There has been an increase in Medicare fraud, particularly in Southern California and South Florida where Medicare are plenty. The crackdown is a nationwide effort by the U.S. Department of Health and Human [...]

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HealthSouth and Its Doctors Pay Nearly $15 Million Settlement to Government

by Nolan and Auerbach on January 2, 2008

HealthSouth is the nation’s largest provider of inpatient rehab services and was formerly one of the largest providers of outpatient rehab services, ambulatory surgery services and diagnostic imaging services until it sold those businesses earlier this year.  However, illegal Kickbacks and False Claims have cost HealthSouth Corporation and two of its physicians nearly $15 million.  [...]

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