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Nursing Home Psychologist Convicted of Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Med-Net Compliance

According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the psychologist caused the submission of fraudulent Medicare claims from July 2016 through June 2019 for psychotherapy services purportedly provided to nursing home residents in Chicago and surrounding areas.

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Florida Woman Lands Herself 6.5 Years in Prison, Owes $45 Million for Medicare Fraud Scheme

Pharmacy Law Blog

It created a Medicare Fraud Strike Force in March of 2007, in an effort to further prevent and eliminate fraud and abuse of government health care programs. Click here to read one of my previous blog posts regarding Medicare audits. The government is serious about combating health care fraud.

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