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7 Sep 2007, 2:00 pm
On August 30, 2007, the owner and operator of a Miami durable medical equipment company and an assisted living facility was convicted as charged in a five-count indictment by a federal jury in Miami of Medicare fraud in U.S. [read post]
27 Sep 2022, 6:06 am by Q Miceli
  The United States Department of Justice settled a case against Philips subsidiary Respironics, a durable medical equipment… The post Take a Deep Breath: Whistleblower Receives $4.3 Million for Reporting a Respiratory Equipment Fraud Scheme appeared first on TZ Legal - Fraud Fighters. [read post]
29 Mar 2007, 6:02 am
The owner of three Miami durable medical equipment companies, Ricardo R. [read post]
29 Mar 2007, 6:02 am
The owner of three Miami durable medical equipment companies, Ricardo R. [read post]
18 Jul 2011, 6:30 am
Malove has extensive experience in the area of durable medical equipment fraud and health care fraud defense. [read post]
27 Jul 2012, 2:45 pm by D Ehrenburg
If you are in the business of selling medical supplies, such as wheelchairs and  other  durable medical equipment (DME), you may liable for charges of Medicaid or Medicare fraud if you fraudulently bill for the equipment  you supply. [read post]
20 Jan 2010, 9:39 pm by Robert David Malove
Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released an updated fraud alert “Telemarketing by Durable Medical Equipment Suppliers” originally published in March 2003. [read post]
22 Nov 2012, 12:37 pm by Joseph Potashnik
One particular kind of Medicaid or Medicare fraud accusation tends to be leveled mostly at pharmacies or companies that provide durable medical equipment such as wheelchairs or crutches. [read post]
15 Dec 2023, 6:56 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
A Texas man could serve more than 20 years in prison if convicted of health care fraud for his alleged role in a $60 million health care fraud, wire fraud, and kickback scheme involving the submission of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment (DME), genetic tests, and foot bath […] [read post]
18 Jul 2023, 6:49 am by jeffreynewmanadmin
Between January 2020 and July 2021, the scheme resulted in the submission of over $67 million in false claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary genetic tests and durable medical equipment. [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 3:12 am by LaBovick Law
Recently, Jummal Joy Ibrahim, of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty to her role in Medicare fraud of a durable medical equipment company that generated over $3.5 million in false Medicare claims. [read post]
9 Apr 2019, 5:59 pm by Tom Church
On April 9. 2019,, the Department of Justice announced healthcare fraud arrests of 24 individuals, including doctors and executives at telemedicine and durable medical equipment (DME) companies. [read post]
18 Jan 2010, 5:02 am by Ben Vernia
In an update to a 2003 special fraud alert, OIG-HHS has warned Durable Medical Equipment (DME) suppliers that marketing to Medicare beneficiaries through unsolicited telephone calls is unlawful except in certain narrow circumstances. [read post]
24 Jun 2015, 11:15 am by Debra A. McCurdy
Charges in the cases include conspiracy to commit health care fraud, anti-kickback violations, money laundering and aggravated identity theft involving a wide range of medical treatments and services, such as home health care, physical and occupational therapy, durable medical equipment, prescription drugs, and psychotherapy. [read post]
9 Feb 2015, 5:55 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Investigators believe that Yusuf and her co-conspirators billed Medicare for more than $3.4 million for durable medical equipment (DME) that was neither medically necessary nor prescribed by a physician. [read post]
17 Sep 2010, 12:27 pm by BCheung
Between 2001 and 2004, it was alleged that Moghaddam was repeatedly billing Medicare for reimbursement several durable medical equipment that were not actually provided to patients or were provided to patients without it being medically necessary. [read post]
8 Sep 2023, 8:41 am by Kelly Shivery
Medicare Coverage for Oxygen Equipment Medicare Part B reimburses durable medical equipment (DME) providers like Lincare for lease payments on oxygen equipment. [read post]
12 Jul 2009, 10:57 pm
According to the Indictment, the alleged fraud involved durable medical equipment (DME), which is equipment that can be used in the home on a repeated basis for a medical purpose. [read post]
20 Jan 2010, 5:57 pm by Curran Tomko Tarski LLP
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) on January 14, 2010 issued a Special Fraud Alert discussing potential violations of the anti-kickback statute for Federal health care programs durable medical equipment (DME) suppliers making unsolicited telephone calls to Medicare beneficiaries prematurely based only on physicians’ preliminary written or verbal orders or otherwise inappropriately. [read post]
6 Feb 2024, 9:57 am by Stephanie Ricker
(collectively, Hillrom), a collective… The post Ill Bills: Whistleblower Awarded for Exposing Durable Medical Equipment Company’s False Billing Scheme appeared first on TZ Legal - Fraud Fighters. [read post]