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Hospice Fraudster Draws 20-Year Prison Sentence
Published on Fri May 24, 2024
Billing unnecessary physician services for hospice patients was part of the conviction. Six months after being convicted of Medicare fraud, Louisiana hospice owner Shiva Akula is facing the music. Recap: Akula’s hospice, Canon Healthcare, had employees bill for unnecessary General Inpatient services and for evaluation and management services that shouldn’t have been billed separately, the Department of Justice said in [...]