Posts Tagged ‘Tricare fraudulent billing’
Three Sentenced for Roles in Compounding Pharmacy Kickback and Fraud Scheme
Three men, including two from Florida, were sentenced for their roles in a $54 million pharmacy kickback, bribery, and fraud scheme involving TRICARE. The federal program provides health insurance benefits to active duty and retired service members and their families. Prison Time David Byron Copeland of Tallahassee was sentenced to four years and three months…
Read MorePharmacists, Pharmacy Owners, and Doctors Sentenced in Texas Compounding Pharmacy Healthcare Fraud Scheme
Nine Texans have been sentenced to anywhere from 18 months to 20 years for their parts in a $126 million compounding fraud scheme. The group sentenced in this healthcare fraud scheme includes three compounding pharmacy owners, a physician, two pharmacists, and three patient recruiters sentenced in this compounding pharmacy scheme. According to the U.S. Department…
Read MoreDoD Wants to Impose CMPs on Those Who Defraud TRICARE
Plagued by fraud and abuse targeting its TRICARE program, the U.S. Department of Defense, on May 1, issued a proposed rule that would allow it to impose civil monetary penalties (CMPs) against providers and suppliers who commit fraud and abuse against the TRICARE program. The new rule would create the “Military Health Care Fraud and…
Read MoreFeds Step-up Crackdown on Fraudulent Billing for Compounded Meds
The recent indictment of a St. Petersburg physician who was charged with receiving illegal kickbacks for writing prescriptions for compounded medications serves to further highlight the federal government’s increased level of scrutiny over the industry. The facts of the latest case are as follows: Dr. Anthony Baldizzi was charged on June 23 with one count…
Read MoreGenetic testing latest scam targeting Tricare
The Tricare program is once again the target of fraudulent claims. The health insurance program for members of the U.S. military, their family and retired military, has been bilked millions of dollars for unnecessary genetic tests and drug screening, according to media reports. The latest alleged Tricare scam goes something like this: Labs set up…
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