Man Pleads in Telemedicine Scheme

Eric Van Vleet, who operated Hype Med LLC, pleaded guilty to conspiring to bill Medicare for medically unnecessary prescriptions. He and his company identified Medicare beneficiaries to target for expensive drugs. Call center employees contacted beneficiaries to pressure them to agree to try expensive medications, such as pain creams, scar creams, eczema creams, migraine medication, and a combination of prescription medications to be used as a “foot soak.” They then sent recordings of calls with the beneficiaries, along with premarked prescription pads for particular drugs that would yield exorbitant reimbursements, to telemedicine companies. Read a story from RLS Media and a Department of Justice press release. 

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