Philadelphia home care workers, agency charged in multi-million dollar Medicaid fraud probe
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A dozen people and a home care agency in Philadelphia face federal charges for allegedly conspiring to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program, according to United States Attorney David Metcalf. Metcalf said the charges stem from multiple indictments accusing defendants of billing Medicaid for hom…
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19 defendants charged in Pennsylvania home healthcare fraud schemes
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Philadelphia home care workers, agency charged in multi-million dollar Medicaid fraud probe
Nineteen defendants, including a home health agency, are facing criminal charges following an investigation into healthcare fraud in Pennsylvania, officials announced Tuesday. During a news conference, state and federal officials announced that the defendants had been charged in connection with heal…
The Department of Justice expanded its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to Philadelphia, charging 19 defendants in alleged Medicare and Medicaid schemes.
The DOJ announced that it is expanding its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force to Philadelphia as federal and state authorities target alleged Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
A dozen people and a home care agency in Philadelphia face federal charges for allegedly conspiring to defraud the Pennsylvania Medicaid program, according to United States Attorney David Metcalf. Metcalf said the charges stem from multiple indictments accusing defendants of billing Medicaid for hom…
One defendant said in a recorded conversation: “this home health care is the best kept secret . . . I made a buck plus [each of] the last five years, that’s, that’s a half a million dollars . . . I ain’t checking on nobody.
The Department of Justice announced the expansion of its Health Care Fraud Strike Force to Philadelphia, with 19 defendants charged in schemes involving over $4 million in fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims.
The Justice Department on Tuesday charged 19 defendants in alleged Philadelphia-area schemes that generated more than $4 million in fraudulent Medicare and Medicaid claims, while expanding its Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force into the city.
President Trump's administration has made it a priority to combat Medicaid billing fraud nationwide. In Philly, one case cited was an agency that billed $225,000 for services by a deceased aide.
One home health aide allegedly billed Medicaid for more than 64,000 hours of care that was never provided, including 24-hour shifts logged over 1,100 times.
Federal and Pennsylvania prosecutors have charged 19 defendants in connection with a $4 million scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid, the latest sign of the […] Source
Federal agents just charged 455 people nationwide with stealing $6.5 billion from federal health care programs. Now Philadelphia has its own rap sheet of home health aides who got caught billing
