Jul 25, 2019 | Health Care
In a July 2019 report, HHS’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued a report urging the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to increase its oversight of hospice providers. The OIG noted its own existing initiatives related to hospice fraud and abuse,...
Jun 27, 2019 | White Collar Crime
Last month, Mr. Roderic Bain, the owner of over a dozen durable medical equipment companies, was sentenced to 40 months in federal prison and ordered to pay over $1.9 million in fines for submitting over $10 million in claims to Medicare for medically unnecessary...
May 28, 2019 | Health Care, White Collar Crime
Kaydon Corporation, a Michigan-based company that manufacturers ball bearings used on medical systems, industrial machinery, and semiconductors, has agreed to pay $38,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The plaintiff...
