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Company Resolves Liability in Patient Recruitment Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 09/26/2024 | 0

Third-party insurance agents allegedly contacted seniors eligible for or enrolled in Medicare Advantage and delivered marketing messages.

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Doctor Charged in Urine Drug Testing Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 09/24/2024 | 0

Documents say nearly all patients were tested for over 22 classes of drugs.

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Walgreens Agrees to Pay

By Maureen Patterson | 09/20/2024 | 0

Government says they submitted claims for prescriptions that were not picked up.

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Government Files Suit Against Pain Institute

By Maureen Patterson | 09/17/2024 | 0

Complaint alleges that patients described being treated like cattle.

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Doctor Settles DME Claims

By Maureen Patterson | 09/12/2024 | 0

He referred patients for more than 1,750 orthotic devices.

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Medical Device Company Agrees to Pay

By Maureen Patterson | 09/10/2024 | 0

Government says they knowingly caused doctors to use incorrect codes for inflated reimbursement.

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Callers Claim to be from Medicare

By Maureen Patterson | 09/06/2024 | 0

A couple talked with callers about pain, Medicare cards.

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Update: Doctor Sentenced in $2.8 Million Hospice Scheme

By Maureen Patterson | 09/04/2024 | 0

In 2015, he was the attending provider for more hospice claims paid by Medicare than any other U.S. provider.

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Home Health Care, Hospice Agrees to Pay

By Maureen Patterson | 08/30/2024 | 0

Patients were not qualified to receive services.

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Medical Practice Settles Claims

By Maureen Patterson | 08/27/2024 | 0

Patient records were altered to reflect falsely that a doctor had seen a patient when they were seen by a different provider.

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