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July 17, 2015 General

Hamilton Healthcare Accused of Allowing Excluded Practitioner to Treat Medicare and Medicaid Patients

As a healthcare practitioner, permission to work with Medicaid and Medicare participants can be an extremely lucrative area of practice. For many physicians working in areas with an aging or low-income demographic, government healthcare enrollees can quickly become a large majority of the patient load – which can often invite […]
July 15, 2015 General

Watry Homes, LLC, Accused of Underpaying Workers on Government Housing Projects

In today’s post, we explore a form of trickery involving underpayment of workers tasked with constructing federally-funded housing in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area. Watry Homes, LLC, has settled both civil and criminal charges stemming from a massive payroll fraud scheme costing taxpayers millions of dollars and resulting in the extreme […]
July 6, 2015 General

Tulsa Doctor and Clinic to Settle Allegations of Medicare Fraud for $105,000

In today’s post, we will explore a recent $105,000 settlement involving a Tulsa, Oklahoma, physician accused of defrauding the taxpayer-funded Medicare system, which serves millions of Americans aged 65 and older with affordable health insurance coverage.[1. Department of Justice Press Release, “Settlement Reached In Medicare Fraud Lawsuit Against Tulsa Doctor And […]
July 3, 2015 General

Houston Hospital Leaders Sentenced to 45 Years in Prison for Alarming Medicare Fraud Scheme

The Riverside General Hospital first opened its doors in the 1960s amid a torrent racial climate, becoming one of the first hospitals to de-segregate and operate on policies of inclusion and equality. Since then, it has faced untold financial struggles, including a recent indictment stemming from allegations of nine-figure financial […]
July 2, 2015 General

Hebrew Homes Health Network Settles Allegations of Medicare Fraud With the Department of Justice

Florida is one of the top retirement havens in the United States. Accordingly, it is one of just a handful of areas specifically targeted by Medicare fraud task forces, as the potential for scams and misconduct is congruently heightened by the increasing elderly population. In today’s post, we review a […]