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A Home Health Provider Agrees To Pay $22.9 Million In False Claims Act Case

Home Health Care

The Oklahoma City-based home health provider Carter Healthcare will pay $22.9 million in order to resolve allegations that it paid physicians to induce referrals of patients that led to false claims to the Medicare and TRICARE programs. We are determined to safeguard the integrity of our nation’s health care systems.”.

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Exposing Healthcare Fraud with Jonathan Tycko| E. 68

Vie Healthcare

Episode Introduction Jonathan explains why the value of healthcare related cases under the False Claims Act ($1.8 He also urges hospitals to focus on mission over money and explains why compliance isn’t the enemy of healthcare. It’s any type of fraud scheme that is impacting the healthcare system.

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Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

KHN

Physicians sometimes sell practices to private equity firms because they promise to take over things like billing, regulatory compliance, and scheduling — allowing doctors to focus on practicing medicine. One doctor admitted prescribing the creams to scores of patients he had never seen, examined, or even spoken to, according to the suit.

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Sick Profit: Investigating Private Equity’s Stealthy Takeover of Health Care Across Cities and Specialties

KHN

Physicians sometimes sell practices to private equity firms because they promise to take over things like billing, regulatory compliance, and scheduling — allowing doctors to focus on practicing medicine. One doctor admitted prescribing the creams to scores of patients he had never seen, examined, or even spoken to, according to the suit.

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Most Americans Want the Federal Government to Ensure Healthcare for All

Health Populi

In 2006, Medicare Part D launched, which may have boosted consumers’ faith in Federal healthcare programs. Most Democrats believe that the government should both ensure universal healthcare and run it. Healthcare costs are part of a family’s budget in 2018, and that is a sure thing for 2019 as well.

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