Illinois physician pleads guilty to fraud 

A physician from Edwardsville, Ill., pleaded guilty to a fraud scheme involving reimbursements for nursing home services. 

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From October 2016 through September 2018, Philip Greene, MD, documented misrepresentations in medical notes for nursing home patients for services he did not perform, according to a March 6 news release from the Justice Department. 

The Medicare false claims totaled $20,000 and included claims for patients who were deceased at the time of the billed services.

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