Fraudulent health screenings, activities programming targeting elderly cost government billions, Justice...
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 30, 2019
In one case, 35 defendants associated with dozens of telemedicine companies and cancer genetic testing laboratories fraudulently billed Medicare more than $2.1 billion for cancer genetic tests that “capitalized...
Manslaughter, $2.1 million in Medicaid fraud among 76 charges filed against assisted living facility...
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2019
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said he is “aggressively prosecuting” cases against the former owner and nine former managers or employees of a now-closed assisted living facility who have...
North Dakota becomes final state with Medicaid Fraud Control Unit
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 20, 2019
North Dakota has become the final state to have a Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. The entities investigate and prosecute Medicaid provider fraud and resident / patient abuse and neglect in assisted living...
Philip Esformes sentenced to 20 years in prison in healthcare fraud case
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2019
Former Florida assisted living and skilled nursing facility owner Philip Esformes has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in a case that the federal government continues to describe as “the...
Assisted living company could pay more than $3 million for Medicaid fraud discovered after murder
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Lois A. Bowers
May 28, 2019
The owner of an assisted living company has been sentenced to five years in jail, and the company will have to pay a fine of up to $2.05 million for Medicaid fraud that was discovered after a murder took...
Podiatrist to pay $966,000 for fraudulent assisted living billing
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Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2019
An Arizona podiatrist has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $965,985 in restitution to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services after he admitted submitting false claims for...
Lab sales rep sentenced for $430,000 in Medicare fraud involving senior housing residents
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Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2019
A laboratory sales representative has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for defrauding the Medicare program of more than $430,000 while convincing residents of affordable senior housing...
Low scam awareness may predict later dementia diagnosis
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2019
An older adult’s low awareness of scams may be an indicator that he or she may receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment in the future, according to the results of a new...
Esformes will appeal convictions on 20 charges in $1.3 billion healthcare fraud case
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2019
Former assisted living facility and nursing home owner Philip Esformes plans to appeal a jury’s finding, announced Friday, that he is guilty of 20 charges in a case that the federal government is calling...
Philip Esformes found guilty on more than 20 charges in healthcare fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 05, 2019
Philip Esformes, the owner of multiple Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities accused in 2016 of orchestrating a $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme, has been found guilty on more than...