A Detroit man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud after managing a $13.8 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Jawad Ahmed managed home health agency Physicians Choice Home Health Care LLC (Physicians Choice), and used the company to deliver kickbacks to […]
Category: Fraud
A Pennsylvania man will stand trial for his role in allegedly bilking more than $700,000 from more than 250 seniors in scams involving home care services, home security services, and insurance counseling services, reports PhillyBurbs.com. Ross Rabelow will be taken to trial on more than 1,000 charges stemming from the scams, which also involved Bruce […]
Some of California’s elderly in need of home health services are being cared for by convicted felons, made possible in part by a flawed system that is “rife with loopholes,” reports the local NBC affiliate, allowing people to sign waivers allowing felon caretakers to care for them despite their backgrounds—and despite the criminal activity they […]
Elder abuse has reached the point of epidemic, says a new study from the Investor Protection Trust, with 65% of more than 750 interviews with experts who work with older Americans revealing victims of investment fraud or financial exploitation. Of those who commit elder financial fraud, family members and caregivers are among the most common […]
Five Lincolnwood, Ill. home health agency employees were indicted Monday on charges for allegedly participating in a Medicare fraud scheme involving $400,000 in kickbacks for the referral and retention of Medicare beneficiaries, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. In their kickback scheme, Goodwill Home Healthcare, Inc. billed Medicare for $5 million to cover their […]
The owner of Miami health care agency Ronat Home Health Care Inc., pleaded guilty Tuesday to his involvement in a $60 million Medicare fraud scheme lasting from 2006 to 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to court documents, Rodolfo Nieto Jr. received kickbacks in exchange for recruiting Medicare beneficiaries through Ronat and […]
CareAll Management LLC, a home health care provider based in Nashville, Tenn., has agreed to pay the federal government $9.375 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the United States in 2009 alleging that the company and several related entities violated the False Claims Act by over-billing Medicare, announced the Department of Justice. The home […]
The owner and operator of a Miami, Fla. health care agency pleaded guilty on Thursday, Aug. 2, for his participation in a $42 million home health Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice in conjunction with the FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services. Eulises Escalona pleaded guilty to one count of […]
On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the launch of the new Program Integrity Command Center, meant to speed up the process of identifying fraud and stopping criminals from defrauding the Medicare and Medicaid programs. The announcement came shortly after Senators Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Tom Coburn (R-Okla.), both part […]
Seniors and their families may be able to better protect themselves from becoming targets of fraud after the announcement of a new program launched by home care agency, Home Instead Senior Care, this week. The program, Protect Seniors from Fraud, seeks to reduce senior financial abuse by supplying patients and their families with easy access […]
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