Medicare Fraud Strike Force Charges 30 Individuals with Medicare Fraud and Expands Operations
Thanks to the Medicare Fraud Strike Force, 30 people have been charged in three cities for their alleged roles in schemes to submit more than…
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Nation’s Largest Inpatient Rehab Services Provider Allegedly Paid Illegal Kickbacks to L.A. Orthopedic Clinic
HealthSouth Corporation, the nation's largest provider inpatient rehabilitative healthcare services, allegedly paid illegal kickbacks to the Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, a sports medicine clinic in…
Read More »Medicare Fraud Boosts Home Health Spending, According to New GAO Report
Medicare spending on home health was $12.9 billion in 2006—that’s up 44% since 2002, according to Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released March 13, 2009.…
Read More »Medicare Scam Results in Indictment of California Doctor and Employee
Dr. Kenneth Ferguson, a physician of record at Huntington Beach Medical Center which operated from July through October 2004 was indicted by a federal grand…
Read More »Medical Biller Nabbed in Medicare Fraud Scheme
An owner of All Medical Billing Solutions, Inc (All Medical Billing) located in Miami, Florida, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment after being convicted of…
Read More »New York Hospital Appears to be Under Investigation for Possible Health Care Fraud and Kickbacks
Westchester Medical Center received a subpoena on January 31, 2007 from Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, asking…
Read More »Medicare Fraud – Motorized Wheelchairs
An Arkansas physician was sentenced to prison for his role in a Medicare fraud case involving motorized wheelchairs. The physician convinced his elderly patients to…
Read More »Big Fines Levied For Violations of False Claims Act
In an article that appeared in The Baltimore Sun (Jonathan D. Rockoff, Improper sales of medicines targeted; Drug firms have paid fines of $3.5 billion…
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