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Company Agrees to Pay $4.2 Million
Allegations included false claims and overpayments for the care of hospice patients.
Feds Warn About Urinary Catheter Scams
A caller claiming to work for Medicare wants the enrollee’s Medicare number.
Update: Nurse Practitioner Settles DME Lawsuit
Prescriptions were allegedly based on falsified medical records filled out by telemarketers.
Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to Four Years
He paid illegal kickbacks to patients to use their billing information.
Clinic Owner Sentenced for Orchestrating $15 Million Scheme
She falsified medical records to make it appear that patients were sicker than they actually were.
Doctors Sentenced for Urine Drug Testing Scheme
They continued even when their drug testing machine malfunctioned and produced false results.
Lab Owner Pleads Guilty
About $30 million in fraudulent claims was submitted to Medicare for COVID and genetic tests.
Durable Medical Equipment Schemes are a Favorite of Fraudsters
Telemedicine and telemarketers partner to get seniors’ personal information and Medicare numbers.
DME Companies Owner Sentenced
Beneficiaries who called a 1-800 number would be convinced that they needed braces.
Pharmacy Owner Pleads Guilty
Plea agreement says beneficiaries accepted prescriptions for medications they usually didn’t want or need.
Father, Son Sentenced in $21 Million DME Scheme
“Marketing” companies provided packets of information about Medicare beneficiaries.
Doctor Resolves Genetic Testing Fraud Allegations
He allegedly had no medical relationship with 400 patients he referred for testing.