Pandemic causes halt to mandatory on-site DME seller visits, scams surge
Federal agents call it a pandemic loophole netting millions of dollars in fraudulent medical claims. Investigative Reporter Katie LaGrone reveals how...
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Processing error leaves cancer patient with $10K out-of-network bill
State and federal laws have passed banning surprise medical bills. But some Texas families are still getting stuck with big, out-of-network...
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Calif. Biotech firm settles SEC’s COVID-19 blood test claims
A California biotech company and its CEO have agreed to settle a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission suit alleging that they lied to...
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With Missouri lawmaker indicted for medical fraud, questions about her unusual license
Patricia Derges wanted to be a physician, but it didn’t work out. After graduation from Caribbean Medical University in Curaçao in...
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11th Circuit tackles pharmacist’s conviction in $121M skin-cream fraud
The Department of Justice fought in the 11th Circuit Thursday to preserve the conviction of a pharmacist who prosecutors say participated...
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Durable medical equipment company owner sentenced to federal prison for bribery conspiracy
A Florida man who operated a durable medical equipment company has been sentenced to federal prison for participating in a commercial...
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Chiropractor sentenced in health care fraud, tax evasion scheme
A Providence chiropractor who admitted to creating and executing a scheme to defraud a health care benefits program and who failed...
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W.Va. woman fakes death to avoid healthcare fraud sentence
The woman who faked her own death from the Grandview Overlook in Raleigh County was sentenced to prison. Julie Wheeler was...
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Texas CEO gets 15 years for steering non-terminal dementia patients to hospice
The CEO of a Texas-based group of hospice and home health entities was sentenced today to 15 years in prison for...
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Mo. lawmaker asked to resign, suspected of selling fake COVID treatment
A newly-inaugurated Missouri lawmaker who was indicted Monday on medical fraud charges should resign, House Speaker Rob Vescovo said Wednesday. In...
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