Becker's Healthcare February 14, 2025
From an Arizona couple pleading guilty to a $1.2 billion scheme to the sentencing of a “serial healthcare fraudster,” here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported on since Jan. 22:
1. A federal jury found a New York City physician guilty of causing the submission of more than $24 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for unnecessary laboratory tests and orthotic braces.
2. Four pharmacy owners were sentenced for their involvement in a scheme to defraud Medicare, Medicaid and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan out of more than $13 million.
3. A man the New York Attorney General’s Office described as a “serial healthcare fraudster” was sentenced to between eight and one-third to 25-years...