Tag Archives: medicare fraud
Miami Patient Recruiter Found Guilty of Medicare Fraud
More Reports of ZPIC Activity in Louisiana
In case you weren’t already aware of this, using a ‘recruiter’ to find Medicare patients for a home health agency is fraud, both on the part of the recruiter and the agency. The story below goes into detail regarding a Miami man who was convicted. You can also read about five nurses who were convicted of fraud for falsifying records to defraud Medicare. These activities continue to be aggressively pursued by the US Attorney’s Office and their Health Care Fraud Prevention and Enforcement Action Team (HEAT). You can hear about their efforts, and more from US Attorney Corey Amundsen at HCLA’s Fall Leadership Summit. Continue reading
Medicare Fraud Bust, Friday Morning – Baton Rouge- 31 Charged Including 4 Physicians
Originally sent to HCLA Membership on 7/16/10 Federal authorities say 31 people have been charged in Baton Rouge in connection with the nation’s largest Medicare fraud bust ever. Four Baton Rouge area doctors are also included. Drs. Dahlia Kirkpatrick, Sofjan … Continue reading
Medicare Fraud Bust Response: Letter to the Editor
The HCLA Board of Directors voted this week to send a strongly worded letter in support of the US Attorney’s HEAT strike force activity that resulted in Medicare Fraud charges being brought against 31 individuals in the Baton Rouge area … Continue reading
