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California Doctor to Pay over $9.48M, Sentenced to Prison, to Settle Fraud Allegations

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement against a Southern California doctor for submitting false claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal between the years of 2011 and 2018 for drugs, procedures, services, and tests that were never administered to patients. As part of the settlement, the doctor will pay a total of more than $9.48

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State and Federal enforcement agencies anticipating more complex investigations as COVID-era practices emerge

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Her office has seen an increase in elder abuse reports since the beginning of the pandemic. Reports of fraud decreased, and all that we were hearing about was potential abuse and neglect happening in nursing homes and home care,ā€ she said. Once Iā€™m in there I can prosecute all of it,ā€ she said. Unger agreed.

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