A suburban New York City surgeon has been sentenced to spend 13 years in a federal prison for submitting false claims to Medicare. The Long Island doctor was convicted of health care fraud, making false statements related to health care matters and money laundering by...
Month: February 2018
Despite exoneration, Texas Medical Board won’t clear doctor’s name
An Austin doctor's ordeal has already lasted nearly three years and the end is not yet in sight. Dr. Robert Van Boven might be forgiven for prematurely celebrating the end back in December of last year. That was when he received the news that the Texas Medical...
Can you lose nursing license for not paying school loans?
Many recent graduates struggle with paying off their student loans. According to Forbes, the average student in 2016 took on $37,172 in loan debt. Many students end up needing to pay over $300 a month to pay off the debt within a reasonable amount of time. It is...
How to avoid accidentally committing Medicare fraud
Medicare fraud is a serious issue facing the United States. This fraud ends up in billions of taxpayers' dollars wasted. Usually, the authorities find and arrest offenders. However, there are plenty of occasions when you could commit Medicare fraud without even...