Happy Monday, Home Health Care News readers, and welcome to October. Catch up on all things home health and home care with our weekly roundup of must-read news. Keep reading to see our most-read posts from last week—and why home health fraud is once again coming into the spotlight. Around the Web Atop the list is a […]
This summer, the Justice Department announced the largest health care fraud takedown ever, involving schemes across several health care settings resulting in approximately $1.3 billion in false billings. Major home health schemes were uncovered as part of the takedown, and the announcement sent a message to fraudsters—federal agencies are cracking down. The Department of Health and […]
Owner of Multiple Home Health Agencies Sentenced for Fraud The owner of multiple home health care companies and a doctor were sentenced for their roles in a nearly $60 million Medicare fraud scheme, the Department of Justice announced on August 18. Myrna S. Parcon, 62, of Dallas and Ransome N. Etindi, 57, of Waxahachie, Texas, […]
The owner of a small chain of home health care agencies near Houston has been sentenced to decades behind bars for bilking Medicaid and Medicare out of millions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Sim Lake of the Southern District of Texas this month ordered Godwin Oriakhi, 61, to spend 40 years in federal prison for running a […]
An owner of a Texas-based home health care agency has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for her role in a $13 million fraud scheme, the Department of Justice announced. Four others have pleaded guilty in the fraudulent scheme. Marie Neba, 53, of Sugarland, Texas, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon of […]
After being sentenced for participation in a $374 million home heath care fraud scheme, two home health agency owners and a Dallas-area doctor have been denied acquittal. Jacques Roy, M.C., 59; Cynthia Stiger, 54; and Charity Eleda, 56, were convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud. Roy was also convicted on eight […]
July marked the largest health care fraud takedown in history, as the Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) charged individuals in multiple schemes involving $1.3 billion in false billings to Medicare and Medicaid. More than 400 individuals were charged in 41 federal districts in July for allegedly participating in false billings […]
Mother-Daughter Duo Sentenced to Decades in Prison for Miami Scheme A mother and daughter who “secretly” co-owned and operated seven home health care agencies in the Miami area were each sentenced to more than 10 years in prison for their roles in a $20 million Medicare fraud conspiracy, according to the Justice Department. The duo […]
Amedisys Inc. (Nasdaq: AMED), one of the nation’s largest home health care providers, agreed to pay investors $43.75 million to settle a class action lawsuit in an agreement reached on June 12, 2017, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Amedisys investors filed a class action lawsuit after claiming company executives covered up a […]
The owner of a home health agency in Dallas has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the nation’s largest home health care fraud scheme in history—a nearly $400 million scam, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. Wilbert James Veasey, Jr., 65, was sentenced to 210 months in federal prison and ordered to pay […]
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