Fraud & Abuse:
Authorities Crack Down On Home Care Fraudsters
Published on Wed Apr 20, 2011
More fraud-fighting activity takes place in Minnesota, Texas. Ironically, a clean-up of the home care industry may lead to lower payment rates for you. In Houston, a $5.2 million Medicare fraud scheme keeps churning out guilty pleas and convictions. Registered nurse Adelma Casas Sevilla, employed by Family Healthcare Group, has pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, says the Department of Justice in a release. "According to court documents, Family Group hired co-conspirators to recruit Medicare beneficiaries for the purpose of filing claims with Medicare for skilled nursing that was medically unnecessary and/or not provided," the DOJ says. "After the Medicare beneficiaries were recruited, Casas Sevilla ... fraudulently signed plans of care stating that the beneficiaries needed home health care when in fact she knew the beneficiaries were not homebound and not in need of skilled nursing." Earlier this month, a federal [...]