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Man Pleads Guilty in Foot Bath Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 04/30/2026 | 0
A graphic shows a foot in a tub of water.

They knowingly ignored complaints from individuals who received foot baths.

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Nursing Assistant Sentenced in Fraud Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 04/28/2026 | 0
The word "nurse" is in the center of the picture with medical gloves, a stethoscope, and a tablet surrounding it.

Beneficiaries received orthotic braces without requesting or needing them.

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Scammers Use AI to Target Beneficiaries

By Maureen Patterson | 04/23/2026 | 0
A mobile phone sits on the keyboard of a laptop.

Fake callers sound official in many Medicare schemes.

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Eight Arrested in Health Care Fraud Takedown

By Maureen Patterson | 04/21/2026 | 0
The number eight is shown inside a rusty frame.

Charges include those for hospice patients who were not terminally ill.

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Update: DME Owner Sentenced for $60 Million Health Care Fraud

By Maureen Patterson | 04/16/2026 | 0

Beneficiaries were allegedly pressured to accept orthotic braces, genetic tests, and foot bath medications.

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Telemedicine Company Owner Pleads Guilty

By Maureen Patterson | 04/14/2026 | 0
A doctor taps his phone while sitting in front of a computer.

Doctors did not have real medical relationships with the Medicare patients.

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Woman Sentenced for Hospice Fraud

By Maureen Patterson | 04/09/2026 | 0
A younger person holds and older person's hand.

Beneficiaries did not need and never received services.

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Physical Therapy Group Agrees to Pay

By Maureen Patterson | 04/07/2026 | 0
A health care worker helps a woman using a walker while two people talk at a table behind them.

Group services were allegedly billed as one-to-one physical therapy.

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Art Teacher Agrees to Pay

By Maureen Patterson | 04/02/2026 | 0
One woman paints a painting while another looks on, both smiling.

Art classes were allegedly billed as occupational therapy.

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Update: Doctor Sentenced in Telemedicine Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 03/31/2026 | 0

He allegedly signed orders that were prepopulated based on telemarketing calls made to beneficiaries.

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