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DOJ charges four in $37M global telehealth fraud scheme

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Justice announced this past Friday that it had charged four people, one of whom is a licensed physician, in an international telehealth fraud and kickback scheme. million in a case the DOJ described as one of the "largest healthcare fraud schemes in United States history. WHY IT MATTERS. " ON THE RECORD.

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Verisys- Healthcare Fraud and Abuse

Verisys

3 Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Laws Providers Should Know About In 2021, the Department of Justice reported recovering over $5.5 billion from settlements due to fraud and false claims. This is the largest amount recovered under the False Claims Act since 2014. government or a government contractor.

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Federal Jury Convicts New York Doctor of Healthcare Fraud Scheme

Med-Net Compliance

A federal jury convicted a New York ENT doctor for defrauding Medicare and Medicaid by causing the submission of false and fraudulent claims for surgical procedures that were not performed. Specifically, between January 2014 and February 2018, the doctor billed Medicare and Medicaid approximately $585,000 and was paid approximately $191,000.

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Five Individuals and Two Nursing Facilities Indicted on Healthcare Fraud Charges

Med-Net Compliance

Five individuals and two for-profit skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) in Pennsylvania were indicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the United States and related healthcare fraud charges. Billing Medicare or Medicaid for services that were not provided is fraudulent activity that is often punishable by fines and imprisonment.

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Will reporting Medical Loss Ratio Constrain payments to Medicare Advantage plans? 

Innovaare Compliance

Medicare Advantage plans (MAO) have been increasingly popular with Medicare eligible beneficiaries enrolling 51% of the eligible population in 2023 taking in $454 billion (or 54%) in Medicare spending. MLR measures the percentage of premium income and Medicare payments a Sponsor pays for medical claims.

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False Claims Act Settlements Exceed $5.6 Billion in Fiscal Year 2021

Healthcare Compliance Blog

billion in settlements and judgments have been recovered by the Department of Justice Department (DOJ) related to civil cases involving fraud and false claims in fiscal year 2021. This is the second largest annual total in False Claims Act history, and the largest since 2014. More than $5.6

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DOJ Releases FY 2021 False Claims Act Recoveries: A Record-Shattering Year for Health Care and Life Sciences Enforcement, with Over $5 Billion Collected

Health Law Advisor

billion, FY 2021 marks DOJ’s largest annual total FCA recovery since FY 2014, and more than twice the $2.3 With collections amounting to $5.6 billion received in FY 2020. WHISTLEBLOWER ACTIONS AND AWARDS REACH DECADE LOW. 1] DOJ’s FY 2021 is for the period of October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021.

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