Elder abuse has reached the point of epidemic, says a new study from the Investor Protection Trust, with 65% of more than 750 interviews with experts who work with older Americans revealing victims of investment fraud or financial exploitation. Of those who commit elder financial fraud, family members and caregivers are among the most common […]
Category: Fraud
Five Lincolnwood, Ill. home health agency employees were indicted Monday on charges for allegedly participating in a Medicare fraud scheme involving $400,000 in kickbacks for the referral and retention of Medicare beneficiaries, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. In their kickback scheme, Goodwill Home Healthcare, Inc. billed Medicare for $5 million to cover their […]
The owner of Miami health care agency Ronat Home Health Care Inc., pleaded guilty Tuesday to his involvement in a $60 million Medicare fraud scheme lasting from 2006 to 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to court documents, Rodolfo Nieto Jr. received kickbacks in exchange for recruiting Medicare beneficiaries through Ronat and […]
CareAll Management LLC, a home health care provider based in Nashville, Tenn., has agreed to pay the federal government $9.375 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the United States in 2009 alleging that the company and several related entities violated the False Claims Act by over-billing Medicare, announced the Department of Justice. The home […]
The owner and operator of a Miami, Fla. health care agency pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 2, for his participation in a $42 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice in conjunction with the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services. Eulises Escalona pleaded guilty to one count of […]
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of the new Program Integrity Command Center, meant to speed up the process of identifying fraud and stopping criminals from defrauding the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The announcement came shortly after Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), both part […]
Seniors and their families may be able to better protect themselves from becoming targets of fraud after the announcement of a new program launched by home care agency, Home Instead Senior Care, this week. The program, Protect Seniors from Fraud, seeks to reduce senior financial abuse by supplying patients and their families with easy access […]
The home health care industry has seen an enormous amount of Medicare fraud in the past few years, and it may see some more bad apples exposed—and shut down—in upcoming months thanks to a public-private partnership between government and public organizations that’s sending a strong message to would-be fraudsters: We will find you, and we […]
The home health care industry has seen an enormous amount of Medicare fraud in the past few years, and it may see some more bad apples exposed—and shut down—in upcoming months thanks to a public-private partnership between government and public organizations that’s sending a strong message to would-be fraudsters: We will find you, and we […]
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