From a Florida man being charged with allegedly using a Pennsylvania hospital in a $25 million Medicare scam, to the indictment of a New York physician in an alleged kickback scheme, here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases that have made headlines since July 26.
1. American Senior Communities to pay $5.6M in Medicare fraud settlement
Indianapolis-based American Senior Communities, which operates several nursing homes in Indiana, has agreed to pay $5.6 million to settle allegations of false Medicare claims, the U.S. Justice Department said Aug. 10.
2. Georgia nurse practitioner sentenced to prison for role in telemedicine fraud scheme
Georgia nurse practitioner Sherley Beaufils was sentenced Aug. 9 to 87 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1.6 million in restitution for her role in an orthopedic telemedicine fraud scheme.
3. North Carolina woman guilty in $34M healthcare fraud case
Former North Carolina physical therapy office administrator Jaroslava Ruiz was found guilty Aug. 4 by a federal jury of paying kickbacks and bribes to patient recruiters and patients with private insurance in exchange for allowing four Miami physical therapy clinics to bill for medical services that were never performed on those patients.
4. Medical equipment company owner pleads guilty in $2M billing fraud scheme
Ariel Paez, the owner of a Stuart, Fla.-based Always Medical Supply, pleaded guilty Aug. 4 to billing Medicare for durable medical equipment that was never...
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