Medicare Fraud; Illegal Activities

Jacqueline DiChiara, in an article titled “August 28: Week That Was in Healthcare Fraud and Malpractice,” outlined the outcomes of

Christopher Placek, Staff Writer at www.dailyherald.com reports on Medicare Fraud charges leveled against a Des Plaines couple, citing allegations of referral kickbacks

(By – KRISTIAN HERNANDEZ, STAFF WRITER ; www.themonitor.com) A McAllen area doctor accused in June of filing fraudulent Medicare claims involving deceased

(By – Heather Caspi, www.healthcaredive.com) Although Medicare is not available outside the US.except under emergency circumstances, scammers, including two executives at Florida Healthcare Plus, have been

(Source – www.dotmed.com) PAULA KLUDING, 39, from Chandler, Oklahoma, the owner of Prairie View Hospice, Inc., an Oklahoma corporation located in

(Source – www.beaumontenterprise.com) A woman accused of visiting hundreds of medical facilities around the country to buy unnecessary prescription drugs with

(Source – www.fbi.gov) The overwhelming majority of people who go into the health care industry do it because they want to

(By –  David Armstrong, www.bloomberg.com) On the streets of Managua, the shuttle bus wrapped in a giant ad for free health

(By – MARNI USHEROFF, www.labusinessjournal.com) Owners and employees of several Los Angeles-area businesses were convicted this week of operating Medicare fraud schemes that

(By – Gregory J. Wilcox, Los Angeles Daily News ) A federal jury convicted three ambulance company employees, including two