US Attorney Doctor Charged in $32.7M Medicare Fraud Scheme

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Press Release: U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Maryland

A federal grand jury in Lafayette, Louisiana, returned an indictment today charging a Louisiana doctor for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $32.7 million by submitting claims for medically unnecessary definitive urine drug testing services.

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[ronny88]

I'm afraid to think of how many frauds are being committed right now. They should get more audits and investigations, these healthcare providers. Here's how many of them there are, actually: https://federal-lawyer.com/healthcare/fda/compliance/