Healthcare billing fraud: 10 recent cases – 5

Becker's Healthcare August 14, 2024
Andrew Cass

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...

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