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Woman Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges and Agrees to Civil Settlement

By Mario Shtika | 02/19/2021 | 0

Case involves billing for unnecessary durable medical equipment.

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Hospice CEO Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

By Mario Shtika | 02/10/2021 | 0

Evidence showed hospice marketed as a benefit “you don’t have to die to use.”

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Social Media is No Place for a Photo of Your Vaccination Card

By Mario Shtika | 02/08/2021 | 0

Don’t overshare information on social media networks.

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Man Arrested for Peddling ‘COVID-19 Vaccine’

By Mario Shtika | 01/28/2021 | 0

He claimed online to have a vaccine that he could inject in customers for $400 to $1,000.

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Two Plead Guilty in DME Scheme

By Mario Shtika | 01/21/2021 | 0

They bought Medicare patient data from call centers.

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Patient Recruiter Convicted in Telemedicine Scheme

By Mario Shtika | 01/13/2021 | 0

He targeted beneficiaries with $6,000 CGx tests.

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Genetic Testing Lab Resolves Allegations

By Mario Shtika | 01/13/2021 | 0

It used a contractor who persuaded seniors in housing complexes to submit to tests.

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Hospice Company Exec Sentenced to 20 Years

By Mario Shtika | 12/30/2020 | 0

Scheme included telling patients they had less than six months to live and sending chaplains in to lie.

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Pharmacy Owners Charged in COVID Case

By Mario Shtika | 12/30/2020 | 4

Prosecutors say they used the pandemic for their own financial gain.

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Home Health Agency Owners Charged

By Mario Shtika | 12/17/2020 | 0

Indictment says they created phony medical records.

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