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24 Charged, 130 DME Companies Affected, $1.2 Billion Lost
Scheme involved kickbacks, bribes by DME companies.
Woman Sentenced for Fraud Case
“Seat warmers” answered phones in nearly empty offices.
Providers Plead Guilty to Fraudulent Billing Scheme
They unbundled to defraud health care insurers.
Upcoding Allegations Settled
Hospitals wrongly admitted patients and billed for expensive diagnoses.
Update: Ambulance Service Owner Sentenced
August 2018 story described nonemergency transports.
Genetic Testing Company Agrees to Pay $1.99 Million
It resolves allegations of submitting false claims for genetic test.
Physician Sentenced for False Billing
Part of the conspiracy involved falsification of patient encounter notes.
Pharmacist Charged in $1.2 Million Fraud
Prosecutors say he charged for meds prescribed to dead people.
Sleep Center Owner Sentenced
Employees instructed not to send results to doctors.
DME Conviction, Settlement Announced
Cases include cheaper wheelchairs, telemarketing for braces.
Telemed Doctor Shares Her Story
She explains her brush with Medicare fraud.
Clinic Owner Sentenced to 36 Months
She was ordered to pay over $2.7 million in restitution.