May 12, 2017 Civil Litigation
Owners of Drug Testing Laboratory Arrested in Palm Beach
Authorities have arrested the owners of a Delray Beach drug testing laboratory on charges they bribed a sober-home owner with at least $150,000 so his residents would undergo lucrative drug screenings. The arrests mark the first time the owners of a drug testing lab have been arrested under the state’s patient brokering law, a third-degree felony that carries a maximum of five years in...Read MoreMay 11, 2017 Civil Litigation, Family Law
Six People Convicted of Medicare Fraud for Falsifying Records in Louisiana
A jury in New Orleans found six people guilty of Medicare fraud on May 10, 2017. The defendants worked for Abide Home Care and falsified records and certified beneficiaries for services they did not qualify for. To read more see the full article @ http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2017/05/medicare_fraud_new_orleans.htm Read MoreApril 17, 2017 Civil Litigation, Family Law
The Death of the Home Health Pre-Claim Review Demonstration?
Why Home Health For years the home health care industry has been viewed by government regulators as a breeding ground for fraud and abuse. In 2016 HHS OIG released a report identifying common characteristics of Home Health fraud cases throughout the United States. The reasoning behind the report was that Home Health payments constituted a substantial portion of payments made by the Medicare...Read MoreApril 4, 2017 Bank & Financial, Business Law, Civil Litigation