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Medical equipment supplier in N.Y. charged with fraud

A once-promising Hempstead medical equipment firm and its principals have been indicted on charges of stealing the identity of physicians and...

Feds sent Illinois doc to prison for health care fraud

A West Peoria podiatrist was sentenced Friday to one year in federal prison for bilking Medicare out of thousands of dollars...

Florida officials detail $20-million fraud by health plan

Federal authorities released details of what they call a scheme at WellCare Health Plans Inc. to defraud Florida health agencies of...

Jury convicted Miami medical equipment supplier

A federal jury Monday convicted a Miami medical equipment operator, Eduardo Batista Barquín, of defrauding Medicare, the federal health insurance program....

Feds halt payments to Miami’s top home-health agencies

Suspecting widespread fraud, Medicare has suspended payments to Miami-Dade County’s top 10 home healthcare agencies and ordered all local home healthcare...

Texas doctor indicted on charges of Medicaid fraud

“We’re looking at a 4 year period in the neighborhood of 70-80 thousand dollars.” Money the Texas Attorney General’s office says...

Florida man charged with home-healthcare fraud

A 49-year-old home health-care provider based in St. Lucie County and operating throughout the Treasure Coast was arrested about 1:30 p.m....

Medicare strike force indicts 18 in California

Eighteen Los Angeles area residents have been charged in eight separate indictments for their roles in Medicare fraud schemes totaling more...

Fraudulent dental practices shut down in Massachusetts

Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office said it has filed a lawsuit and obtained a temporary restraining order against 15 individuals and...

N.J. resident sentenced for Medicaid fraud