fraud
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Regulatory
Orthopedic Surgeon Sentenced to 2½ Years in Federal Prison for Receiving Kickbacks in Massive Health Care Fraud
Friday, November 22, 2019 SANTA ANA, California – A spinal surgeon was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison for…
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Hospitals
More Than $20 Million Paid By Hospital To Settle Fraud Case Filed By JGL And Its Whistleblower Clients
GREENBELT, Md., Oct. 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — A whistleblower case alleging kickbacks and unnecessary spine surgeries has been settled by Sanford Health in South…
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Regulatory
DOJ charges 149 people for hundreds of millions of dollars of healthcare fraud, drug diversion
by Paige Minemyer | Sep 30, 2019 The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced several healthcare fraud takedowns of late, resulting in dozens of charges,…
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Financial
CMS gets new powers to go after Medicare, Medicaid fraudsters
by Robert King | Sep 5, 2019 The Trump administration issued a new rule that aims to prevent payments to Medicare and Medicaid…
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Hospitals
Ex-Cleveland Clinic Innovations head sentenced to 30 months in prison for role in $2.7M fraud case
Dec 19, 2018 / Paige Minemyer The former head of Cleveland Clinic Innovations, who pleaded guilty to defrauding the health system…
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Financial
Five charged in $600 million California health care fraud scheme
By Dan Whitcomb The former chief financial officer of a California hospital and four other people have been charged in…
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Financial
Coastal Orthopedics and Sports Medicine exec admits to $850k in fraud — 5 takeaways
By Mary Rechtoris David Brooks, a former financial accounting manager at Coastal Orthopedics and Sports Medicine of Southwest Florida, plead…
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Financial
Surgeon alleged ringleader in $150 million insurance scam
LOS ANGELES – An orthopedic surgeon is charged as the ringleader in one of California’s biggest health fraud schemes, which included…
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Financial
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Reilly’s whistleblower lawsuit results in $69M+ penalty for Broward Health — 7 things to know
By Anuja Vaidya Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health has settled federal healthcare fraud charges brought on by a whistleblower lawsuit…
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Financial
Doctors and nurses busted for $712 million Medicare fraud
By Katie Lobosco The FBI arrested 46 doctors and nurses across the country this week in the largest Medicare fraud…
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Financial
Neurosurgeon Aria Sabit admitted performing unneeded spine operations
By Tresa Baldas A Birmingham neurosurgeon pleaded guilty to performing unnecessary spinal surgeries on patients and then unlawfully billing the…
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Spine
Former Integra sales rep, manager admit to $800k hospital fraud scheme
TRENTON, N.J. – A regional manager and a product specialist selling medical devices to hospitals for Integra LifeSciences Corp. of…
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Sports Medicine
Lake Worth Man Posing As Sports Medicine Doctor Busted For Selling Stem Cell Injections
Story by Brett Clarkson / Sun Sentinel It’s game over for a Lake Worth man who purported to be a…
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Uncategorized
Ex-ArthroCare CEO, CFO must face $400M fraud charges
May 30, 2014 by Brad Perriello A federal judge in Texas denies acquittal bids by the former CEO and CFO of ArthroCare,…
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2 doctors indicted in scam involving surgical-implant devices
Two Seattle-area surgeons have been indicted in an alleged $7.3 million scam in Texas involving surgical-implant devices, money laundering and…
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