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Fraud & Abuse:

HH, Hospice Operations Manager Must Repay $4.7 Million

Published on Fri Apr 30, 2021

Kickbacks and sham medical directorships feature in egregious case. You don’t have to be an owner or CEO to get a prison sentence for Medicare fraud, judging by the latest development in the high-profile Merida Group case in South Texas. Recap: At a November 2019 trial, “witnesses testified that from 2009 to 2018, the vast majority of hospice and home [...]
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