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12 Are Charged in Medicare Fraud Schemes Said to Cost Million
Filed under: medical billing fraud

Ms. Poroger, a doctor of osteopathy, is accused of billing Medicare for a variety of services that were never provided, including vitamin infusion therapy, sleep studies, nerve conduction tests and medical scans, officials said. In a third case, …
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Former BigLaw IP Partner Gets 1 Year in 9K Billing Fraud re Autistic Son's …
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By Martha Neil A former life sciences practice leader at Morrison & Foerster has been sentenced to one year in a $ 389000 billing fraud concerning medical and educational expenses for his autistic son. The county jail sentence for Jonathan Dickstein, …
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Doctor Gets 70 Months for Medicaid Fraud
Filed under: medical billing fraud

Hialeah clinic banned for fraud used loophole to bill Medicaid
Filed under: medicaid fraud
She sits in a Miami jail cell, charged with Medicaid fraud and grand theft for heading up the long-running scheme, according to state investigators. But son Luis Yance, who the state claims participated in his mother's scheme, has not been charged. … Read more on Sun-Sentinel

Gilman Law LLP Announces a Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Has Been …
Filed under: medicaid fraud
Despite having paid tens of millions of dollars, Omnicare continues to engage in Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Omnicare's false and misleading statements concerning Omnicare's compliance with applicable federal and state laws, led to artificially … Read more on MarketWatch (press release)

Conn. dentist to pay 2K to settle Medicaid fraud case
Filed under: medicaid fraud
Kristi Rossomando, DMD, and her practice, Children's Dental Group in New Haven, entered into a civil settlement regarding accusations of fraudulent billing to Medicaid for pediatric services. The services in question were "comprehensive oral … Read more on DrBicuspid.com

Bond denial upheld in chemo fraud case; Summit doctor accused of bilking millions
Filed under: reporting medicare fraud
AP A federal appeals panel has upheld the denial of bond for a doctor charged in a chemotherapy fraud case that authorities say swindled millions from Medicaid and Medicare. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, founder of Rose Cancer Center in Summit, and two others … Read more on Jackson Clarion Ledger

BC-US–Medicare Fraud-Moratoriums, 1st Ld-Writethru,803
Filed under: reporting medicare fraud
Moratoriums not being used to stop Medicare fraud Eds: Adds details, background. By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press billions of Medicare fraud dollars have been lost. Teams of federal Committees. The senators sent a letter to federal health officials … Read more on ABC6OnYourSide.com

LexisNexis(R) Chosen as AHIP 2012 Select Program Partner for Fraud, Waste and …
Filed under: reporting medicare fraud
AHIP's members provide health and supplemental benefits to more than 200 million Americans through employer-sponsored coverage, the individual insurance market, and public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. AHIP advocates for public policies that … Read more on MarketWatch (press release)

Major Principals of DME Company Sentenced for Medicare and Medicaid Fraud
Filed under: medicare fraud lawyer
In total, Bane Medical fraudulently obtained more than $ 6.8 million from Medicare. Ben Bane then sold the company for $ 21 million. This case was investigated by the HHS-OIG and the FBI. It was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorneys Thomas N … Read more on 7thSpace Interactive (press release)

What should Wall Street do?
Filed under: medicare fraud lawyer
Every American is a negative millionaire, if you add the 15 trillion dollar federal deficits, underfunded Medicare, underfunded social security, the underfunded FDIC, the student loans, credit card balances, mortgages, etc…. ? 11. … Read more on The Economist

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Admissibility of Prior Medicare Administrative Actions in Health Care Fraud Cases
Filed under: medicare fraud lawyer
Attorneys defending Medicare providers in Federal Health Care Fraud (18 USC §1347) trials should be prepared for the government to file motions in limine seeking to introduce highly prejudicial evidence from prior Medicare civil overpayment recovery … Read more on JD Supra (press release)

Health executive lobbied in Washington to advance Medicare fraud scheme
Filed under: medicare fraud lawyer
records show. “Duran did not stop with just committing a massive fraud on the Medicare program through his own companies. Duran franchised his fraud to others,” trial lawyer Jennifer Saulino wrote in a sentencing memo last month. … Read more on Washington Post

Former Edgewater Hospital owner, lawyer charged with perjury, obstruction
Filed under: medicare fraud lawyer
The hospital, located at 5700 North Ashland Avenue, closed in December 2001 and entered bankruptcy in 2002, about the same time four doctors, a vice president and the management company pleaded guilty to federal criminal health-care fraud charges … Read more on Chicago Tribune

Medicare Urology Fraud At Columbia and New York Presbyterian Hospitals Yields …
Filed under: hospital medicare fraud
Consequently, it is alleged that Columbia and Presbyterian Hospital benefitted financially from the fraud. The settlement, approved by the federal court on October 4 th , required Columbia to pay $ 995000 in civil damages under the False Claims Act. In … Read more on Forbes

Gov. Rick Scott is all about transparency — now
Filed under: hospital medicare fraud
I'm still waiting for a category explaining why his former hospital company had to pay a record $ 1.7 billion in fines for Medicare fraud. It likely will be a long wait. Scott's latest target: state university professors. Scott recently posted all of … Read more on Florida Times-Union (blog)