Industry Note:
Physician Sentenced To 5 Years For Home Care Fraud
Published on Fri Mar 22, 2013
A Houston physician has drawn a five-year prison sentence for falsifying home health plans of care, says the Department of Justice. In addition to a 63-month prison sentence, Ben Echols has received three years supervised release and nust pay $2.9 million in restitution.
Echols was convicted of Medicare fraud in a December trial [...]