McKnight's February 19, 2024
For 2024, healthcare fraud has already been rampant, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General.
But on Jan. 19, the OIG took a specific stance with regard to updates in its assessment of nursing homes and nursing home fraud, per updated guidance on oversight by the OIG.
OIG reported some pretty sensational, major healthcare fraud enforcement actions have already taken place in 2024. Here are the excerpts for the ones reported just in January and early February this year:
- Serial healthcare fraudster sentenced for $234 million Medicare fraud scheme
- Home health company owner sentenced for nearly $2.8 million Medicare fraud scheme
- Kentucky lab agrees to $4.9 million civil judgment, and drug...