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What We Learned about Federal Telehealth Programs during the First Year of the Pandemic
Recognizing how critical telehealth has been to the federal COVID-19 response, the PRAC Health Care Subgroup—which includes six federal Offices of Inspectors General—worked together to provide insights on the use of telehealth and its associated program integrity risks. Read the full report here.
PRAC Reports on the Use and Integrity of Federal Telehealth Programs During the Pandemic
The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) released Insights on Telehealth Use and Program Integrity Risks Across Selected Health Care Programs During the Pandemic, a report assessing telehealth utilization and fraud, waste, and abuse risks across six federal agencies during the first year of the pandemic.
Five Accused of Stealing $511,000 from Missouri Childcare Expansion Program
The program awarded funds for the opening of new childcare facilities or the expansion of existing facilities.
Indian national sentenced to prison for Medicare fraud scheme that stole more than $1 million in taxpayer funds
Seattle – An Indian national convicted of health care fraud was sentenced today in in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd.
Blood Test Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to Evading Over $11.2 Million in Federal Taxes by Using Shill to Illegally Collect Medicare Payments
A Burbank man has pleaded guilty to evading the payment of more than $11.2 million in federal taxes by using a shill to illegally collect Medicare reimbursement payments made to his blood-testing company, and to fraudulently obtaining nearly $100,000 in taxpayer-funded COVID-19 business relief, the Justice Department announced today.
National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against 324 Individuals, Including 13 in Northern District of Illinois
"Our Office is proud to partner with the Department of Justice in the largest health care fraud takedown in our District’s history,” said U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros.
Collin County physician agrees to pay $3.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations of billing false claims to the COVID-19 Uninsured Program for evaluation & management services not rendered
A Frisco physician has agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs.
Former Tulare County Medical Doctor Pleads Guilty to Distributing Misbranded Drugs Using False Claims about COVID-19
Stephen D. Meis, M.D., 73, formerly of Visalia, pleaded guilty today to one count of introduction of misbranded drugs into interstate commerce.
Indian citizen charged in multi-million-dollar health care fraud scheme
Seattle – An Indian national indicted for health care fraud will make his initial appearance today in U.S. District Court in Seattle, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller.