Home Health & Hospice Week
Industry Note:
Feds Raid Hospices In 2 States
Published on Fri Mar 07, 2014
The feds’ anti-fraud activities in home care continue. The FBI, HHS Office of Inspector General, and other state and federal agencies executed a federal search warrant at Revelation Hos-pice and Palliative Care Center in Clarksdale, Miss., report local news stations. The hospice is co-owned by "a prominent lawyer and Tunica County board attorney," Ellis Pittman, WMC-TV notes.
The feds also raided Beyamar Home Health in Edinburg, Texas, Fox 2 News reports. "Authorities are investigating what could be a multi-million dollar Medicare and Medicaid fraud scheme," the news station says.
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