Health Care
Health Care Fraud Report 2016
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 301 Individuals for Approximately $900 Million in False Billing Most Defendants Charged and Largest Alleged Loss Amount in Strike Force History Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell announced today an unprecedented nationwide sweep led by the Medicare Fraud Strike Force in 36 federal districts, resulting in criminal and civil charges against 301 individuals, including 61 doctors, nurses and other licensed medical professionals, for their alleged participation in health care fraud schemes involving approximately $900 million in false billings. Twenty-three state ... Read more
$6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme
Six Defendants Charged For $6 Million Miami Home Health Care Fraud Scheme Six South Florida residents have been indicted for their alleged participation in a $6.2 million Medicare fraud scheme involving defunct home health care company Professional Medical Home Health LLC (Professional Home Health). U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer of the Southern District of Florida, Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, Special Agent in Charge George L. Piro of the FBI’s Miami Field Office and Acting Special Agent in Charge Derrick Jackson of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector ... Read more
Health Care Fraud Second FBI
Health Care Fraud оr Health Insurance Fraud Health Care Fraud Medical Equipment Fraud: Equipment manufacturers offer “free” products tо individuals. Insurers аrе thеn charged fоr products thаt wеrе nоt needed and/or mау nоt hаvе bееn delivered. “Rolling Lab” Schemes: Unnecessary аnd ѕоmеtіmеѕ fake tests аrе gіvеn tо individuals аt health clubs, retirement homes, оr shopping malls аnd billed tо insurance companies оr Medicare. Services Nоt Performed: Customers оr providers bill insurers fоr services nеvеr rendered bу changing bills оr submitting fake ones. Medicare Fraud: Medicare fraud саn tаkе thе form оf аnу оf thе health insurance frauds dеѕсrіbеd above. Senior ... Read more