Medicare fraud strike charges 243 healthcare providers for more than $700 million in false billing
Homecare E-News, June 22, 2015
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Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced an historic sweep that resulted in charges against 243 healthcare professionals across the country and care continuum for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $712 million in false billings—a takedown encompassing an unprecedented number of defendants and government financial losses.
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