Healthcare Fraud Roundup
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
Medical Clinic Fraud The owner of a Miami-based medical clinic was recently sentenced to 60 months in prison for directing ...
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OIG Report: CMS Fails to Collect Millions in Overpayments
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) failed to collect a large portion of Medicare overpayments identified over a two-year ...
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Practitioner Beware: OIG Issues Telemedicine Fraud Alert
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The increasing number of fraudulent schemes involving telemedicine companies prompted the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health ...
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Three Dozen Charged in $1.2 Billion Healthcare Fraud Scheme
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The U.S. Department of Justice, through coordinated investigations across 13 districts, has filed criminal charges against three dozen defendants who ...
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Florida Doctor Sentenced for Role in Sober Home Fraud
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Florida psychiatrist and medical director of two South Florida addiction treatment facilities was recently sentenced to four-and-a-half years in ...
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Healthcare Fraud Efforts Net $5B in FY 2021
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The federal government’s crackdown on healthcare fraud resulted in more than $5 billion in judgments and settlements in Fiscal Year ...
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North Carolina MD Indicted in $11M DME Scheme
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Charlotte, N.C. internist has been indicted on charges she defrauded federal healthcare programs out of more than $11 million ...
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Florida Man Gets 14 Years in Genetic Testing Fraud Scheme
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The owner and operator of telemarketing and telemedicine companies faces 14 years behind bars after pleading guilty to healthcare and ...
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Watchdog Agency Details Enforcement Activities During Six-Month Period
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General (HHS-OIG) expects to make nearly $3 billion in ...
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Billing Under Another’s Credentials Results in FCA Violation for Therapy Company
By The Health Law Offices of Anthony C. Vitale |
A Macon, Ga. rehab facility has been ordered to pay more than $9.6 million in damages after a district court ...
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