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Federal Government Increasing Fraud Enforcement for Medicare, Medicaid
(Matching tags: HHS,Medicare fraud,DOJ) New provisions to crack down on fraud could help the federal government surpass the $2.9 billion in Medicare and Medicaid overpayments recovered last year, a 29 percent increase from the year before, according ... -
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Florida Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan Medicare Fraud Bill
(Matching tags: Florida,Medicare fraud,legislation,penalties,screening) Democrats and Republicans in the Florida state legislature have announced a bill aimed at fighting the $1 billion Medicare fraud problem, according to a report in the South Florida Business Journal. ... -
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Houston Women Plead Guilty to DME Medicare Fraud Scheme
(Matching tags: Texas,guilty plea,Medicare fraud,arthritis kits,DME) Rolondae Mitchell-Straughter and Ana Quinteros both pleaded guilty in connection with their roles in an "arthritis kit" Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ... -
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Jury Convicts Detroit Physician of Medicare Fraud
(Matching tags: Michigan,Medicare fraud,conviction,Jose Castro-Ramirez) After a three-week trial, a Detroit federal jury convicted Jose Castro-Ramirez, MD on 13 counts in connection with an $18.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the OIG's office. ... -
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Proposed Florida Bill Would Increase Efforts to Combat Medicare Fraud
(Matching tags: Florida,Medicare fraud,Attorney General,legislation) A new bill proposed in the Florida legislature would give the state's attorney general power to investigate private managed care companies that administer Medicaid, according to a report in the South Florida ... -
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Pain Management Clinics, Physician, Billing Company Agree to $820,000 Medicare Fraud Settlement
(Matching tags: settlement,Medicare fraud,Missouri,Advanced Pain Centers,Abdul Naushad,whistleblower suit) Abdul Naushad, MD, his wife, their six pain management clinics and their billing company have agreed to pay $820,000 to resolve civil Medicare fraud allegations, according to an announcement by the U.S. ... -
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Florida Resident Sentenced to 63 Months Imprisonment for Healthcare Fraud
(Matching tags: Florida,Medicare fraud,sentencing,Dulce Briceno) Dulce Briceño, a resident of Miami-Dade County, Fla., was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for her role in a $2.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release. ... -
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New Jersey Hospital Pays $8M to Settle Medicare Fraud Allegations
(Matching tags: settlement,New Jersey,Medicare fraud,Our Lady of Lourdes) Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, N.J., has agreed to pay $8 million to settle allegations of Medicare fraud, according to a report in the Courier-Post. ... -
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North Carolina Physician Pleads Guilty to Medicare Fraud
(Matching tags: guilty plea,Medicare fraud,North Carolina,Janet Johnson-Hunter) Janet Johnson-Hunter, MD, of Jacksonville, N.C., pleaded guilty to conspiring to conceal material facts in connection with the delivery and payment for healthcare benefits, items and services, according ... -
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HHS Revises Calculations for Improper Medicare Rates
(Matching tags: Medicare,HHS,Medicare fraud,fee-for-service,errors) As part of the Obama Administration's goal of reducing waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have revised and ... -
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Acting CMS Administrator Highlights Top Three Sectors for Medicare Fraud, Discusses Commitment to Investigating Healthcare Fraud
(Matching tags: healthcare fraud,Medicare fraud,Charlene Frizzera,Joe Barton) Charlene Frizzera, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, recently discussed the top three sectors for Medicare fraud and the agency's plans and goals for combating fraud ...
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