Five major political donors pleaded guilty for their roles in a $33 million Medicare fraud scheme that involved home health and hospice companies in the Detroit area, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. The group included two physicians and three owners of Detroit-based home and hospice care companies, including A Plus Hospice and Palliative Care, At […]
American Hospice Management Holdings has filed for bankruptcy protection amid “severe financial stress,” leaving the hospice care provider six weeks to sell its business. Already, Hospice Partners of America made a “stalking horse” bid to acquire American Hospice’s operations in Virginia and Texas, leaving operations in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Oklahoma up for […]
The owner and manager of three Miami, Florida-area home health agencies was convicted late last week for his role in a $57 million fraud scheme that involved submitting false and fraudulent claims to Medicare, the United States Department of Justice announced. Khaled Elbeblawy, 39, of Miramar, Florida, was convicted of one federal count of conspiracy […]
Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: KND) has agreed to a $125 million settlement with the United States Department of Justice over an investigation into a therapy services company it acquired in 2011. Kindred is the largest provider of post-acute services in the country, and following a 2014 acquisition, became the largest home health provider. RehabCare Group Inc., […]
A rule that makes nearly 2 million home care workers eligible for minimum wage and overtime protections won’t be enforced until 30 days after a federal appeals court mandates compliance, the U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday. Although the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on Aug. 21 that the […]
In case you missed it, here are the top headlines grabbing readers’ attention this week, plus some other notable stories from around the web that caught our eye here at HHCN: Home Health Providers Nabbed in Historic, $712 Million Fraud Takedown — In an action that’s been deemed the “largest criminal health care fraud takedown” in the […]
In an action that’s been deemed the “largest criminal health care fraud takedown” in the Department of Justice’s history, 243 individuals — including home health care providers — have been charged for their participation in schemes involving approximately $712 million in false billings. The defendants are charged with various health care fraud-related crimes, including conspiracy […]
In the latest instance of home health care fraud, the former in-house counsel of an Ocean County, New Jersey-based home health care company has admitted to stealing more than $2.6 million from his former employer, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Matthew S. Neugeboren pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Mary L. Cooper in […]
A jury in New Orleans convicted four employees of medical service clinics last week for their roles in a $50 million Medicare fraud scheme. The jury convicted two doctors, a nurse and an office manager for their roles in the scheme. Barbara Smith, M.D., 66, of Metairie, Louisiana; Roy Berkowitz, M.D., 69, of Slidell, Louisiana; […]
Recovery Home Care Inc., Recovery Home Care Services Inc. and National Home Care Holdings LLC have agreed to pay $1.1 million to resolve allegations that they paid dozens of doctors for referrals of services provided to Medicare patients, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced Monday. The Recovery Home Care entities provide home health care services […]
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