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Fraud Alert: Nationwide Brace Scam

By Mario Shtika | 04/10/2019 | 0

Fraud scheme involves orthotic braces and other medical equipment.

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24 Charged, 130 DME Companies Affected, $1.2 Billion Lost

By Mario Shtika | 04/09/2019 | 0

Scheme involved kickbacks, bribes by DME companies.

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Woman Sentenced for Fraud Case

By Mario Shtika | 03/14/2019 | 0

“Seat warmers” answered phones in nearly empty offices.

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Providers Plead Guilty to Fraudulent Billing Scheme

By Mario Shtika | 02/27/2019 | 0

They unbundled to defraud health care insurers.

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Upcoding Allegations Settled

By Mario Shtika | 02/27/2019 | 0

Hospitals wrongly admitted patients and billed for expensive diagnoses.

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Update: Ambulance Service Owner Sentenced

By Mario Shtika | 02/27/2019 | 0

August 2018 story described nonemergency transports.

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Genetic Testing Company Agrees to Pay $1.99 Million

By Mario Shtika | 02/14/2019 | 0

It resolves allegations of submitting false claims for genetic test.

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Physician Sentenced for False Billing

By Mario Shtika | 02/14/2019 | 0

Part of the conspiracy involved falsification of patient encounter notes.

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Pharmacist Charged in $1.2 Million Fraud

By Mario Shtika | 01/16/2019 | 0

Prosecutors say he charged for meds prescribed to dead people.

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Sleep Center Owner Sentenced

By Mario Shtika | 12/27/2018 | 0

Employees instructed not to send results to doctors.

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