Archive for June 2023
Skilled Nursing Facility and Management Company Settle Kickback Case for Nearly $4M
A California skilled nursing facility and management company has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle allegations it paid kickbacks to physicians for referrals of patients on Medi-Cal and Medicare. From 2009 through 2019, Alta Vista Healthcare & Wellness Centre, under the direction and control of Rockport Healthcare Services, gave physicians extravagant gifts, including…
Read MorePharmacy Company’s Chief Compliance Officer Convicted in Medicare Fraud Scheme
A Florida man whose job it was to make sure that no healthcare fraud is committed recently was convicted by a federal jury of doing just that – committing Medicare fraud. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Steven King of Miramar served as the chief compliance officer for a pharmacy holding company…
Read MoreHHS-OIG Details Successes of Efforts to Curb Healthcare Fraud and Abuse in Semiannual Report to Congress
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) recently released its Semiannual Report to Congress touting its many successes but also adding that a lack of funding has resulted in an inability to go after even more healthcare fraud and abuse. “We are turning down 300 to 400 viable…
Read MoreWPB Man Sentenced for Role in $7M DME Fraud, Kickback and False Claim Scheme
A West Palm Beach man was sentenced to a little more than five years in prison and ordered to pay $7 million in restitution for his part in a durable medical equipment (DME) fraud scheme. Christopher Margait pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud by fraudulently trafficking in orders for durable medical equipment such…
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