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Compliancy Group
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Fraud in healthcare has run rampant in recent years, as evident by two incidents in which healthcare organizations billed insurance companies for things patients never received. In the other fraud scheme, Medicare patients were billed an estimated $2 billion for urinary catheters they never received. Attorney Philip R.
Provider Trust
MARCH 21, 2023
US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General Christi A. Grimm gave a lecture at the 2023 RISE National Conference in early March 2023 about Medicare Advantage, or Medicare Part C, and the increased risk of fraud due to the rapid growth of healthcare programs.
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Med-Net Compliance
OCTOBER 27, 2022
A federal jury convicted a licensed Illinois psychologist of defrauding Medicare over the course of several years by causing the submission of fraudulent claims for psychotherapy services he never provided. The psychologist was convicted of four counts of healthcare fraud.
Healthcare Compliance Blog
MAY 10, 2022
An ineligible Medicaid provider was arrested in Florida for defrauding Medicaid of more than $68,000. According to a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit investigation, the provider had failed to disclose his former felony convictions that precluded Medicaid from accepting the application. Update policies as necessary.
Med-Net Compliance
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
million scheme to defraud Medicare by billing for services under another doctor’s name after Medicare revoked his privileges to participate in the program. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, the podiatrist was revoked from participating in the Medicare program in January 2015.
Compliancy Group
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
Within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for overseeing and administering various healthcare programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
The Health Law Firm
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issues investigative subpoenas through the Office of the Inspector General (OIG). Indest III, J.D., These subpoenas are very broad, usually requiring the production of thousands of pages of documents.
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