In a follow-up to a story this website ran on December 21, a New York woman was sentenced to three years of probation following her conviction for health care fraud. She provided routine foot care to patients in an assisted living facility but billed the services as wound care to Medicare. To read this updated story from the Department of Justice (DOJ), click here. To read the December DOJ story, click here.
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