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Ivor Jallah, a 37-year-old pharmacy owner from Dallas, Texas, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a massive healthcare fraud scheme.
Zishan Alvi, a 45-year-old man from Inverness, Illinois, pleaded guilty on Sept. 30 to his role in a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme, according to a press release by the Justice Department.
Eight defendants were charged on Oct. 8 with a total of 14 counts of crimes related to a $68 million Medicaid fraud scheme.
Acadia Healthcare, one of the biggest for-profit chains of psychiatric hospitals, has agreed to settle fraud claims alleged by the federal government, according to a Sept. 26 Justice Department statement.
As of Oct. 2, 2024, Precision Toxicology, doing business as Precision Diagnostics, has settled accusations of False Claims Act violations by agreeing to repay $27 million to the federal government.
Billing government programs for prescriptions your customers never received can get you in hot water.
Oak Street Health, a CVS subsidiary, agreed on Sept. 18 to pay $60 million to resolve allegations that it paid kickbacks to third-party insurance agents, according to a DOJ press release.
“Ignorance and Empathy” may sound like the title of a Jane Austen novel, but they are two causes of what can be called “innocent” Medicare fraud. However, health care providers must remember two maxims: ignorance of the law is no excuse, and the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
The federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has audited New Mexico’s Medicaid personal care services (PCS) program, finding that the State of New Mexico did not correctly vet attendants to ensure they were qualified, according to an HHS Inspector General audit posted on Sept. 5 and announced in a press release.
For over 13 years, Alexandria, La., pain management specialist Dr. Michael E. Dole billed Medicare for medically unnecessary urinalyses of his patients, according to a six-count indictment released Sept. 18, the Department of Justice announced in a recent press release.
On Aug. 16, Christopher Viagrande of Latham, New York, pleaded guilty to charges of distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose.
For eight months between May 2018 and January 2019, the only thing missing in Dr. David Carlos Rodriguez Jr.’s relationship with a female patient was rock & roll. He provided prescriptions for Oxycodone, and she provided the sex, prosecutors say.
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