The intersection of telemedicine and legal compliance has become increasingly complex. To start, the Office of Inspector General and the Department of Justice have felt compelled to highlight certain characteristics of practitioner arrangements with telemedicine...
Allegations of healthcare fraud typically result in federal prosecution. The use of banking systems and state insurance programs funded by taxpayers all but ensures that federal authorities have jurisdiction in cases involving substantial healthcare fraud....
Former president faces up to 80 years in prison after conviction The former president of a Houston hospital has been convicted, along with three others, in a Medicare fraud scheme that prosecutors say totaled over $158 million, according to the Brownsville Herald. The four employees were charged with defrauding the government by applying for Medicare funding without providing the required…
Federal officials have arrested over 200 people in the largest crackdown on Medicare fraud in U.S. history. Dozens of Texans among those charged with defrauding Medicare The federal government has announced charges against 243 people who are suspected of defrauding Medicare, according to the Wall Street Journal. The massive crackdown-the largest in history-is just the latest example of how federal…