Amedisys Home Health Care and Hospice Services Settles for $150 Million
The largest home health care provider in the nation, Amedisys Home Health Care and Hospice Services agreed to pay $150 million to the federal government based on allegations that it submitted false...
View ArticleFormer Home Health Care Biller Charged in Fraud Conspiracy
Natalie Martinez was a biller for Sambritt LLC, a home health care company based in Wescalo, Texas, and has been charged in a health care fraud conspiracy. The charges were filed in federal court on...
View ArticleMiami Home Health Care Owner Pleads Guilty to $74 Million Fraud Scheme
A Miami owner of one home health care company and also administrator of another home health care company pleaded guilty to her part in a $74 million Medicare fraud scheme. Elsa Ruiz, 45, went before...
View ArticleHome Health Care Workers in D.C. Demand Back Pay, but Won’t Get it from the...
Home Health Care Workers in D.C. Demand Back Pay, but Won’t Get it from the District The post Home Health Care Workers in D.C. Demand Back Pay, but Won’t Get it from the District appeared first on...
View ArticleOwner of a Miami Home Health Care Company Sentenced to Six Years in Prison...
In a continued effort to crack down on Medicaid and Medicare fraud, the FBI announced that the co-owner of Professional Medical Home Health LLC was sentenced to 70 months in prison as well as being...
View ArticleMinnesota Starting to Lag Behind in the Fight against Home Health Care Fraud
With millions of dollars in fraudulent home health care bills being submitted to the state every single year, it is placing an increasing amount of pressure on taxpayers and the entire system to be...
View ArticleHome Health Care Provider in Iowa Settles False Claims Charges
The agency agreed to pay $5.6 million in fines and the agreement was announced on Tuesday, February 10, 2015. The post Home Health Care Provider in Iowa Settles False Claims Charges appeared first on...
View ArticleDeFrauding Medicare for 3 Years- The Faces of Home Health Care Fraud
A male nurse operating in the south suburban region of Chicago has been arrested and is facing charges that he had been committing Medicare fraud. James Ademiju, 41, was arrested Tuesday, March 10,...
View ArticleFaces of Fraud: Detroit Area Home Health Care Agency Owner Pleads Guilty to...
As the federal government continues to crack down on Medicare and Medicaid fraud, especially throughout the home health care industry, one case that had just begun in trial against Rahmat Begum, 49,...
View ArticleFaces of Fraud: Home Health Care Agency Owners Convicted of Medicare Fraud in...
Two home health care agency owners in the Detroit area were convicted for their roles in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme. The announcement was made by Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell...
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