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Many people get an early warning that their eligibility for Medicaid is under investigation. In New York City, you may receive a phone call or a letter from the Bureau of Fraud Investigation asking you to come in for an “interview” and to bring in your tax returns and other documents. If you receive such a letter, then you should consult with an experienced Medicaid fraud attorney immediately to protect yourself.

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A dentist who was previously excluded from Medicaid has pleaded guilty in federal court to health care fraud allegedly involving $20 million in false claims submitted to Medicaid.

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Exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid can have devastating consequences for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals.

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A jury has found that Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, S.C., violated the Stark Law by paying doctors in ways that rewarded them financially for referring patients to the hospital. The jury found that more than 20,000 Medicare claims were tainted by the illegal compensation arrangements.

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An ambulance company in Pennsylvania and its owners and operators were indicted for ambulance fraud. The charges include conspiracy to commit health care fraud, making false statements in connection with health care matters, aggravated identity theft, paying kickbacks to patients, and money laundering.

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The owner of durable medical equipment companies has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after a jury convicted her of submitting false claims to Medicare.

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Temple University agreed to pay $100,000 to settle claims that it overbilled Medicare and Medicaid for neurology services.

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One of the great tragedies of Medicare fraud is when the corporation that received millions of dollars settles the fraud case by paying back money, while the employees who were asked to sign false documents end up in prison.

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One of the most common forms of ambulance fraud is billing Medicare for non-emergency transportation of patients who are not bed-confined or who are able to travel in another form of transportation. This type of ambulance fraud often occurs when transporting patients to dialysis centers.

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The New York Medicaid program paid dentists for fillings and root canals supposedly performed on 465 patients who had no teeth. This is just one of three types of dental fraud identified by the New York State Office of Medicaid Inspector General in a recent report.

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A dentist was sentenced to three years probation and a $1,000 fine after pleading guilty to submitting false claims to Medicaid. Because he pleaded guilty to a felony, he also faces exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as professional disciplinary charges that could include suspension or revocation of his professional license.

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New York City has a new law prohibiting employers from discriminating against job applicants because they are not currently employed. The new law gives rejected job applicants the right to sue for damages if they were denied employment based on their current employment (or, more accurately, unemployment) status.

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A physician is facing up to 60 years in prison after a jury convicted him of Medicare fraud. The doctor was found guilty of six counts health care fraud based on evidence that he wrote unnecessary prescriptions for medical equipment and nutritional supplies that were never provided to patients.

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A pharmacist who owned and operated a Medicine Shoppe pleaded guilty to billing Medicaid for drugs and supplies that were never dispensed to patients. She was accused of stealing more than $93,000 from the New York Medicaid program.

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A former revenue manager and coding compliance officer for a radiology practice will receive a whistleblower reward of between $345,000 and $575,000 for helping the government uncover double billing of Medicare and Medicaid by his former employer and one of its clients.

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A former nursing home employee will receive a $405,000 whistleblower reward for helping the government uncover false claims submitted to Medicare and Medicaid for physical, occupational, and speech therapy servicesthat were not medically necessary.

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Two former pharmaceutical sales representatives will share a $4.4 million whistleblower reward for reporting their former employer’s off-label promotion of a drug to treat weight loss in AIDS patients. They alleged that Par Pharmaceuticals, a generic drug company, promoted Megace® ES for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and not covered by federal healthcare programs.

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