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OdeToJoy » 02 Jul 2023, 8:05 am » wrote: Subjects Sentenced in $150 Million Hospice Fraud Case

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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.
I have no problem with cracking down on white collar crimes,  but I do have lots of problems with 15 and 20 federal sentences (which don’t offer parole) for white collar crimes.

Three out of four prisoners in the federal prison population today are there for non violent crimes,

And why is it important for Democrats to care?

No Republican ever will care.

Democrats are now, the keeper of civilization.

After us, the deluge.
 
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