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Arizona telehealth company owners plead guilty in $64M scheme

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"From September 2017 through December 2019, Luke and Laughlin conspired together and with others to unlawfully enrich themselves by submitting and causing to be submitted false and fraudulent claims to federal healthcare benefit programs," the officials alleged. Kat Jercich is senior editor of Healthcare IT News.

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DOJ charges dozens in $1.1B telehealth fraud crackdown

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

"We have seen all too often criminals who engage in health care fraud – stealing from taxpayers while jeopardizing the health of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries," said Deputy Inspector General for Investigations Gary L. More than $1.1 billion of that loss involved allegedly fraudulent claims related to telemedicine.

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Florida man pleads guilty in scheme exploiting amended telehealth restrictions

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Justice announced this week that a Florida laboratory owner had pleaded guilty for his role in a $73 million Medicare kickback scheme. The scheme, as outlined in court documents, exploited COVID-19-era amendments to telehealth restrictions. WHY IT MATTERS. Cantrell at the time of the arrests.

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How The Raise the Wage Act Could Impact ACA Compliance

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fiscal outlook, including the fact that higher wages would increase consumer spending and bring in more taxes for federal programs like Medicare and Social Security” according to a post by CNBC. A recent TIGTA report found nearly a third of PTC recipients receive them erroneously as well.