An obstetrician formerly employed at an upstate hospital can no longer practice medicine in New York. The Department of Health's Board of Professional Medical Conduct sustained charges of misconduct in a pair of cases in which he cared for diabetic patients. In both...
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Month: February 2018
DOJ gets less than a tenth of what it requested in kickback case
A New York science and technology news publication is reporting that a jury recently found the former CEO of a diagnostic testing lab and two marketing executives liable for Medicare fraud under the federal False Claims Act.The testing lab is in Virginia and the...
Important Notice for Medicare Providers: Medicare Beneficiaries Identifier is replacing Social Security number
The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA) of 2015 mandates removal of Social Security Number (SSN)-based HIC numbers from Medicare cards to address current risk of beneficiary medical identity theft. CMS will use a new MBI generator to assign over 150...
Former quarterback faces 3 months in prison in health care fraud
He played quarterback on the frozen tundra of western New York State. Shane Matthews did not have the kind of with the Buffalo Bills that he had enjoyed in college with the University of Florida Gators, however.Matthews was recently sentenced to three months in prison...
Medicare fraud convictions overturned
Sometimes things are not what they appear to be. Nevertheless, our legal system so often finds a way to deliver justice, even after someone has been accused and convicted of crimes. That is the case with a doctor and owner of a home health care business.The two were...
Long Island doctor convicted of Medicare fraud headed to prison
A suburban New York City surgeon has been sentenced to spend 13 years in a federal prison for submitting false claims to Medicare. The Long Island doctor was convicted of health care fraud, making false statements related to health care matters and money laundering by...
Can you lose nursing license for not paying school loans?
Many recent graduates struggle with paying off their student loans. According to Forbes, the average student in 2016 took on $37,172 in loan debt. Many students end up needing to pay over $300 a month to pay off the debt within a reasonable amount of time. It is...
How to avoid accidentally committing Medicare fraud
Medicare fraud is a serious issue facing the United States. This fraud ends up in billions of taxpayers' dollars wasted. Usually, the authorities find and arrest offenders. However, there are plenty of occasions when you could commit Medicare fraud without even...