Latest Medicare fraud Stories
Nolan & Auerbach, P.A. Partner Joseph E. B. "Jeb" White will be a guest lecturer during the opening session of the George Washington University Healthcare Corporate Compliance Program. Mr. White will educate students about the False Claims Act and other anti-fraud laws. The session will take place on the George Washington University campus on October 28, 2010. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) October 25, 2010 Nolan & Auerbach, P.A. Partner Joseph E. B. "Jeb" White will be a guest lecturer...
Seniors and people with disabilities have more options from personalized Medicare plan selection service to objectively evaluate Medicare options, choose the plan best for them and reduce healthcare costs Belleville, Ill. (Vocus) October 22, 2010 Soon, more than 46.5 million people face Medicare annual enrollment and the opportunity to improve their existing Medicare coverage or reduce their healthcare costs. As the limited time for change approaches, Allsup announced today that it has...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While Medicare paints a glowing picture of the controversial "competitive" bidding program for home medical equipment and services (HME), economists and consumer groups have lined up to oppose the flawed system. New restrictions and unsustainable prices based on this controversial bidding system are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2011 in nine of the largest metropolitan areas including Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas-Ft....
TRENTON, N.J., Oct. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Providers, consumer groups, and Medicare patients throughout New Jersey are asking Congress to take steps to ensure that power wheelchairs continue to be available to Medicare beneficiaries. A series of regulatory and policy changes will hamper the ability of home medical equipment providers to supply quality products and services to Medicare beneficiaries. A new law will end a Medicare patient's option to purchase a power wheelchair in the...
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Christus Health Systems, a hospital chain based in Houston, Texas, has agreed to pay the federal government $970,987 to settle whistleblower allegations that it had engaged in Medicare fraud by billing Medicare for ineligible costs and expenses and failing to disclose overpayments. The settlement by Christus, which operates more than 40 hospitals and facilities in eight states, resolves the whistleblower's "qui tam" lawsuit that alleged fraudulent...
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A home medical equipment provider testifies today about the negative impact of Medicare's controversial "competitive" bidding program for durable medical equipment and services. Karen A. Lerner, a registered nurse and wound care specialist at Allcare Medical, in Sayreville, NJ, will tell the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health that the bidding program, as designed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, "will not...
Leading Health Economic and Policy Consulting Firm, Dobson | DaVanzo & Associates, Examines the Potential Consequences of the CMS "Competitive" Bidding for Medicare Consumers WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new study conducted by Dobson | DaVanzo & Associates found that the Medicare "competitive" bidding program for durable medical equipment (DME) may limit Medicare beneficiaries' access to home medical equipment and services and could reduce the quality of...
Two Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Separate HIV Infusion Scheme in Miami WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Miami-area husband and wife Modesto and Victoria de la Vega pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Miami for their participation in a $13.7 million HIV infusion Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS). Also today, three Miami-area residents were sentenced to prison for their participation in a separate...
WASHINGTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Paula Whitfield, a patient recruiter for a Houston durable medical equipment (DME) company, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison in connection with a $3 million power wheelchair fraud scheme, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services (HHS) announced. Whitfield, 43, was also ordered by U.S. District Judge Ewing Werlein Jr. of the Southern District of Texas to pay $807,781 in restitution. In addition, Whitfield was sentenced...
MIAMI, July 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the U.S. Department of Justice: Good morning. It's a pleasure to join Secretary Sebelius in welcoming you all here, and I want to thank each of you for your participation and your partnership. Today, together, we are kicking off a series of regionally-focused conversations about how we can take our nationwide fight against health care fraud to the next level. To combat and prevent these crimes effectively, we...
