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Lab Owner Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison

By Maureen Patterson | 08/23/2023 | 0

Beneficiaries were targeted with calls falsely stating that Medicare covered expensive cancer genetic tests.

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Pharmacy Owner, Technician Sentenced

By Maureen Patterson | 08/21/2023 | 0

Staff were trained to bill for drugs not authorized or dispensed.

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Don’t Pay for COVID Tests You Didn’t Order

By Maureen Patterson | 08/11/2023 | 0

Medicare has stopped paying for many at-home over-the-counter COVID-19 tests.

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Dermatologist Agrees to Pay $6.6 Million

By Maureen Patterson | 08/09/2023 | 0

Allegations included billing Medicare for multiple procedures on the same patient on the same day.

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Company Resolves Medicare Advantage Case

By Maureen Patterson | 08/04/2023 | 0

They allegedly submitted diagnosis codes that were not properly supported by medical records.

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Telemedicine Company Owner Charged in $44 Million Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 08/04/2023 | 0

Records allegedly falsely showed medical providers examining beneficiaries.

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Federal and State Agencies Crack Down on Illegal Telemarketers

By Maureen Patterson | 07/21/2023 | 0

Enforcement actions include combatting robocalls and scam calls.

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Complaint Filed Against Lab Companies

By Maureen Patterson | 07/21/2023 | 0

COVID-19 tests allegedly offered to nursing homes to bill for unnecessary or unperformed respiratory tests.

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Two Men Plead Guilty in $67 Million Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 07/19/2023 | 0

Medical providers were tricked into ordering medically unnecessary genetic testing.

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Doctor, Medical Practice Resolve Allegations

By Maureen Patterson | 07/19/2023 | 0

Patients who refused skin biopsies would see their medications reduced.

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