Becker's Healthcare January 18, 2023
From a Florida physician getting 20 years in prison for the “largest ever” case of its kind, to a New York gastroenterologist getting 30 months in prison for a Medicare fraud scheme, here are 13 healthcare billing fraud cases Becker’s has reported since Dec. 29.
1. Medical billing company settles false claims allegations
Birmingham, Ala.-based medical billing company Amvik has agreed to pay $153,300 to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to the Connecticut Medicaid program for applied behavior analysis services.
2. North Carolina lab owner convicted in $11M Medicaid fraud scheme
North Carolina lab owner Donald Booker was convicted for his role in a scheme to defraud the state’s Medicaid program with medically unnecessary urine tests....