Home Health Employee Found Guilty for Bilking Provider, Medicaid for $840K
A Minnesota woman pleaded guilty this week to counts of home health care fraud and wire fraud after allegedly embezzling more than $800,000 from a Minneapolis-area home health care company. According...
View ArticleMissouri Attorney General Cracks Down on Home Health Medicaid Fraud
A St. Louis home health company will pay close to $175,000 in settling a Medicaid fraud case with the state of Missouri. Infiniti Home Care, Inc. reached a settlement this month, announced by Missouri...
View ArticleVirgina Home Health Care Operator Pleads Guilty to $295K Medicaid Fraud
A former home health care agency owner in Virginia is facing a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine after pleading guilty to Medicare fraud in connection with her home health...
View ArticleDetroit Man Pleads Guilty in $25 Million Home Health Fraud Scheme
A former home health care worker pleaded guilty last week to his part in a $24.7 million fraud scheme that billed for home heath care services that were not not necessary or were not provided....
View ArticleOwners Sentenced in Dallas $1.3 Million in Home Health Care Fraud Scheme
Owners of Dallas-based home health agency Alliance Healthcare Services, L.P. were sentenced last week for their roles in a nearly $1.3 million health care fraud conspiracy. From November 2008 through...
View ArticleABC Undercover Home Health Fraud Investigation Wins National Award
Among ongoing reports of Medicare fraud in the home health business and in health care in general, an ABC News team went undercover to investigate the instance of fraud in home health care, airing in...
View ArticleOwners of Miami Home Health Agencies Sentenced in $48 Million Fraud Scheme
The owners and operators of two Miami health care agencies were sentenced to a combined total of more than 13 years for their roles in a $48 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, according to the...
View ArticleAlabama Home Health Provider Agrees to Pay Fraud Settlement
Techota, LLC has agreed to pay $150,000 in a federal lawsuit that it violated the False Claims Act by fraudulently billing Medicare for unnecessary services. The lawsuit stems from allegations that...
View ArticleHospice Company Agrees to $12 Million to Settle Medicare Fraud Case
Hospice of Arizona, L.C., its related entity American Hospice Management LLC, and their parent corporation American Hospice Management Holdings LLC have agreed to pay $12 million to settle allegations...
View ArticleVirginia Home Health Owners Sentenced in $2.1 Million Fraud Scheme
The owners of a Virginia home health care agency were sentenced last week to 121 months in prison for their roles in a health care fraud scheme. From January 2008 through June 2011, Irvine Johnston...
View Article13-Year Prison Sentence for Woman Involved in Medicare Fraud Scheme
A woman involved in an $8 million Medicare fraud scheme received a 156-month federal prison sentence, the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced. Uben Ogbu Rush, of Carson, Calif., was sentenced to...
View ArticleLouisiana Couple Convicted in $17 Million Home Health Fraud Scheme
The owner and director of nursing of a Louisiana home health agency were each convinced Friday for conspiring to defraud Medicare of $17.1 million, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Louis...
View ArticleObama’s 2014 Budget May Spell Changes for Home Health Providers
The home health care industry could experience some changes in 2014 such as Medicare copayments for new beneficiaries or increased fraud prevention measures for agencies receiving federal...
View ArticleHome Healthcare Community Applauds Senate Committee for Medicare Reform...
The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare (PQHH) commended members of the Senate Finance Committee for urging regulators to increase efforts to combat Medicare waste, fraud and abuse. Senators Orrin...
View ArticleOhio Man Pleads Guilty to $2.5 Million Home Health Fraud
A man from Orange, Ohio admitted to overfilling Medicaid and Medicare by more than $2.5 million, according to U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach from the Northern District of Ohio. Divyesh “David” C....
View ArticleNY Times: Adult Day Centers Blur Medicaid Eligibility
In New York City, adult day care centers provide seniors with community-based services, while simultaneously blurring the line for Medicaid eligibility, according to a New York Times article. To...
View ArticleDetroit Home Heath Employee Pleads Guilty in Medicare Fraud Scheme
An employee of a Detroit home health company pleaded guilty last week for her role in a Medicare fraud conspiracy, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Dana Sharma, 30, of Detroit,...
View ArticleLargest For-Profit Hospice Provider Sued by DOJ for Medicare Fraud
Chemed Corporation, the largest for-profit hospice chain in the United States, has been accused of fraudulent Medicare billing for hospice and healthcare services—such as crisis care for a patient who...
View ArticlePatient Recruiter Sentenced in $20 Million Home Health Kickback Scheme
The former patient recruiter for a Miami home health agency charged with $20 million in fraudulent Medicare billing has been sentenced to 37 months in prison and has been ordered to pay $1.85 million...
View ArticleStrike Force Busts 89 Scammers in Massive Medicare Fraud Takedown
At least three home health agencies were busted in a nationwide Medicare Fraud Strike Force takedown of 89 people in eight cities for their alleged roles in submitting about $223 million in bogus...
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