2 Jul 2023 8:23 am
you can find all the "fraud" you want, but the only people it'll hurt are those that need it.OdeToJoy » 02 Jul 2023, 8:05 am » wrote: ↑ Subjects Sentenced in $150 Million Hospice Fraud Case
https://www.compliance.com/resources/su ... raud-case/
Recent Hospice Fraud Case
Recently, the operations manager of a hospice and home health care company was sentenced to prison for his role in a $150 million fraud scheme.
The case involved the Merida Group, a chain of hospice and home health agencies with locations throughout Texas. The Department of Justice (DOJ) communicated that three employees participated in a conspiracy to falsely convince thousands of patients that they had less than six months to live in order to enroll them in hospice programs. The patients had long-term, incurable diseases, but were otherwise ineligible for the programs.
The DOJ press release specifies that “physicians were bribed with illegal kickbacks, under the pretense of medical directorships, to falsely certify unqualified patients for services” and that “employees were instructed to falsify medical records, making non-terminal patients appear to be terminally ill and declining.” The defendants were sentenced to 20 years, 15 years, and 27 months in prison, respectively. In addition, one defendant was ordered to pay $4.7 million in restitution.
fraudsters will fraud, riggers will rig, etc, etc.
now go campaign for medicare for all!