Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
4 Charged In Hospice Kickback, Fraud Schemes
Published on Fri Sep 27, 2019
Four individuals face criminal charges in two separate California hospice fraud cases. Antonio Olivera, Emelita Cephass, and Martin Canter allegedly participated in a hospice kickback scheme centered on Mhiramarc Management in Downey, and Olivera was also charged with Medicare fraud, the Department of Justice says in a release. Hospice owner John O’Brien was charged with health care fraud conspiracy in a separate case, the DOJ says.
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