A Wisconsin-area registered nurse has been charged for allegedly filing approximately $70,000 in false Medicaid claims in 2007 and 2009, according to a Sheboygan Press report.
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A Miami-area ex-couple who founded and operated the fraudulent HIV/AIDS infusion clinic Tendercare Medical Center were sentenced for their roles in a $5.8 million scheme to defraud Medicare, according to a news release by the Department of Justice.
Five Miami residents in connection to several Miami-area home healthcare companies pleaded guilty to various healthcare fraud charges, according to a news release by the Department of Justice.
The owner and operator of Miami-based Courtesy Medical Group pleaded guilty to committing Medicare fraud, including paying kickbacks, according to a news release by the Department of Justice.
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Four employees of a Miami-based speech center are in custody for allegedly defrauding the Florida Medicaid program, according to a news release from Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum.
An ER physician from Arkansas was charged for obtaining prescriptions fraudulently, according to a report by Press Argus.
Seven employees of South Carolina-based Piedmont Cardiology Associates have been charged with illegally obtaining prescription medication, according to a news report by Greenwood Today.
In 2009 alone, whistleblower allegations pointing to healthcare fraud led federal authorities to the investigation of 280 cases, which brought in a record $1.4 billion in judgments, and this trend is unlikely to stop, according to a report by Bloomberg.