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Medicaid is a partnership program between states and the federal government to provide healthcare coverage for lower income individuals, people with disabilities, older people, and certain families with... more +

OIG February 2024 Enforcement Actions

Harris Beach PLLC on 3/14/2024

The following is a summary of selected federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) reports of fraud and abuse enforcement activity across the country. The enforcement actions reported...more

Private Insurers Must Watch Out for Medical Equipment Fraud

Rivkin Radler LLP on 8/11/2022

Healthcare fraud related to durable medical equipment (DME) is extremely costly to insurers yet often continues without criminal or civil consequences. Fraudulent schemes by DME supply companies vary in complexity but...more

NYC Pharmacy Owner Charged With Healthcare Fraud

Rivkin Radler LLP on 3/24/2021

The owner of Brooklyn Chemists in Gravesend, Brooklyn and Lucky Care Pharmacy in Flushing, Queens was recently indicted on charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States by paying...more

K&L Gates Triage: 2018 Health Care Fraud Takedown

K&L Gates LLP on 7/19/2018

Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its largest ever national health care fraud takedown, resulting in charges against 601 diverse defendants including...more

Compliance Reminder — DOJ Announces Largest Healthcare Fraud Takedown

The Volkov Law Group on 6/23/2016

On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, the DOJ announced the largest nationwide heath care fraud takedown in history, which resulted in criminal and civil charges against 301 individuals for alleged participation in health care fraud...more

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