West Virginia OB/GYN Charged with De-Frauding Medicare, Medicaid and Others

Written by Jaimie Oh | July 26, 2010

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Danine Rydland, MD, a West Virginia obstetrician/gynecologist, has been charged with 38 counts of healthcare fraud, according to a Charleston Gazette report.

Dr. Rydland allegedly filed inflated claims to health insurance companies, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Public Employees Insurance Agency and Unicare, between June 2004 and Sept. 2008.

Prosecutors said in some cases she made claims for services that were never provided or could not record the time spent in direct contact with patients.

Dr. Rydland could face up to 10 years in prison and pay $250,000 in fines for each count.

Read the Charleston Gazette report on the West Virginia fraud case.

Read more coverage on West Virginia healthcare fraud:

- Former West Virginia Cardiology Fellow Gets One Year in Prison for Medicare Fraud

- West Virginia Woman Sentenced to Nearly 2 Years in Prison for Medicaid Fraud

- W.Va. Clinic Owner Charged With Healthcare Fraud

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