Happy Monday, Home Health Care News readers. Get caught up on all things home care with our must-read news, and keep reading to see our top stories from last week. On Friday, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its annual 2017 fiscal year Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Program report for 2017, revealing that the […]
US Declines to Intervene in Heartland Hospice case The U.S. government has declined to intervene in a False Claims Act (FCA) case brought against HCR ManorCare’s hospice division, Heartland, though it asked to be kept updated on pleadings in the case. The decision to not intervene marks another victory in FCA cases for ManorCare; in […]
Two Miami Home Health Agency Owners Sentenced in Separate Fraud Schemes The owner of two Miami home health care agencies, now defunct, has been sentenced to 80 months in prison for her role in a $74 million conspiracy to defraud the Medicare program, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in late November. Sila Luis, 59—who pleaded […]
Happy Tuesday, Home Health Care News readers, and welcome back from your long weekend. Catch up on all things home health and home care with our must-read news roundup—keep reading for our top stories from last week. Just before the long weekend, A federal judge in Texas scrapped a controversial Obama-era wage rule that would […]
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, […]
Happy Monday, Home Health Care News readers. Are you stepping outdoors today to view the much-anticipated solar eclipse? Some of our team will be viewing the astrological affair from the rooftop of a local grocery store. Not to over-hype the event, but Bonnie Tyler will reportedly be singing “Total Eclipse of the Heart” during the […]
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 […]
A group of St. Louis-based home health aides are accused of falsifying Medicaid timesheets for personal care services when they were actually gambling, vacationing or performing work elsewhere, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). In total, six home health care workers and patients were charged with making false statements. “Home health care is not only […]
Co-owners and operators of seven home health care agencies in Miami-Dade County, Florida, plead guilty to fraud charges for their roles in a home health scheme totaling $20 million. Miami mother/daughter duo Mildrey Gonzalez and Milka Alfaro were discovered when they were traveling back to Miami from the Dominican Republic with more than $2.4 million […]
The owner of a home health agency in Dallas pleaded guilty for alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes that resulted in more that $40 million in fraudulent home health services, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced. The scheme involved multiple people who were charged last year as part of a nationwide sweep by the Medicare […]
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