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The government recently accused three physicians out of Long Island for taking part in a health care fraud scheme that cost the Medicare and Medicaid program approximately $163 million in fraudulent charges. The physicians were investigated by many government...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced a settlement between the government and a family of integrated hospitals and health care providers that operate in New York. The settlement includes an agreement to pay the State of New York $895,427 and an additional...
The government has increased its pursuit of hospice fraud cases throughout the country. Recent examples include a group that agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a case involving allegation of False Claims Act (FCA) violations, another $1.2 million and still a third...
As noted in the previous piece, Government and health-care fraud, Part 1: Why the crackdown?, the United States government has stepped up its efforts to prosecute those who are accused of health-care fraud. The main motivation for these efforts is money. The...
Estimates of losses due to healthcare fraud crimes range from $20 to $105 billion. As noted in a publication by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, these high financial stakes have translated to federal and state prosecutors giving priority to...
The United States Government, along with state governments, have made it clear that they plan to crackdown on health-care fraud. The reasons behind this focus were recently discussed in two reports.The first report, “Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program...
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced the arrest of hundreds of individuals in the "biggest healthcare fraud take-down in history." The DOJ arrested 601 people from 58 different federal districts for filing $2 billion in false claims. The DOJ stated two...
New York State's Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman recently announced the arrest of a local pharmacy owner. The government has accused the pharmacy owner of defrauding millions from the New York State Medicaid program. Government agencies list accusations The...
A New York doctor was accused of stealing medications from patients when he practiced in North Carolina. When he applied for a New York medical license, the form asked if his license had been in the past suspended in another state.Syracuse.com got a copy of the...
The 65-year-old physician's history with the Texas Medical Board goes all the way back to 1990. The Fort Worth doctor has been disciplined more than once for "inappropriate prescribing practices," a recent news report stated.He is under a Texas Medical Board...