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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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Aetna Agrees to Pay Almost $118 Million

By Maureen Patterson | 03/26/2026 | 0
A finger touches a box with the word insurance in it.

They allegedly submitted or failed to withdraw inaccurate and untruthful diagnosis codes.

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Three from Pharmacy Convicted

By Maureen Patterson | 03/24/2026 | 0
Prescriptions line the shelves of a pharmacy.

Providers said prescriptions submitted in their names were unauthorized.

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Doctor Sentenced for Brace Fraud

By Maureen Patterson | 03/19/2026 | 0
A person sits with their hands folded in front of a computer screen.

He signed fraudulent orthotic brace prescriptions without evaluating patients.

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Forensic Accounting Fights Fraud

By Maureen Patterson | 03/17/2026 | 0
A calculator and pen sit on top of a sheet of paper with numbers on it.

Current investigations reveal more tools in the fraud-fighting arsenal.

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Marketing Company Owner Pleads Guilty

By Maureen Patterson | 03/12/2026 | 0
A woman holds and looks at a cellphone

Beneficiaries were offered free cellphones for their personal information.

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Telemedicine Company Owner Sentenced

By Maureen Patterson | 03/10/2026 | 0
One foot has a brace and one fit has a shoe

Providers signed orders for four or more orthotics a piece for over 3,000 beneficiaries.

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