Becker's Healthcare August 14, 2024
Here are 10 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported since July 23:
1. An Ohio physician was sentenced to two years in prison for his role in a scheme that defrauded Medicare and Tricare out of more than $14.6 million.
2. A licensed professional counselor in Connecticut pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicaid of more than $1.6 million.
3. For nearly $225,000, the owner of a durable medical equipment company settled allegations concerning a Medicare kickback scheme.
4. A Lexington, Ky., physician was sentenced to two years in prison and was stripped of his license for his involvement in a $14 million kickback scheme.
5. Gentiva, successor to Kindred at Home, agreed to pay $19.43 million to...