Becker's Healthcare September 14, 2022
From a former NBA player pleading to orchestrating a $5M health insurance scheme, to the conviction of a medtech CEO in a $77M COVID-19, allergy testing scheme, here are 11 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has covered since Aug. 25.
1. Mother, daughter pharmacy owners accused of $12M Medicare fraud scheme
Sunrise, Fla.-based Aviva Care Pharmacy owners Mirosis Gonzalez and her daughter Berioska Sosa were indicted Sept. 9 for allegedly paying kickbacks and bribes to marketing and telemedicine companies in exchange for referrals of Medicare beneficiaries, as well as doctors’ orders and prescriptions.
2. Florida medical equipment company owner gets 87 months in fraud scheme
Daniel Cazola, owner of Miami-based Myers Professional Services, was sentenced Sept. 8 to more...
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