1. Hinsdale, Ill.-based physician John Greager, MD, has been sentenced to six months in prison and fined $1 million for submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and a private payer.
2. The Lakewood, N.J.-based owner of a medical equipment company, Alexander Schleider, pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud for his role in a scheme to defraud Medicare.
3. Two physicians have accused HCA Healthcare and TeamHealth of defrauding government programs by overcharging for care.
4. Truist Bank has filed a lawsuit against a physician husband and wife who allegedly misappropriated business loans intended for use on medical office buildings for personal expenses.
5. Seventy-eight people have been charged with the alleged participation in a healthcare fraud and opioid abuse scheme worth more than $2.5 billion.
6. The Justice Department has charged 11 individuals in connection with telehealth fraud schemes that resulted in more than $2 billion in false claims.
7. A federal jury found a California woman guilty of leading a scheme that billed Medicare more than $24 million in fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary durable medical equipment and repairs.
8. A father and son pleaded guilty in a $21.7 million scheme to defraud Medicare through fraudulent medical device prescriptions.
9. Former Altoona, Pa.-based physician assistant Jennifer Batrus was charged for her role in a $40,000 Medicaid fraud scheme.
10. Matthew Capobianco, a former DePuy Synthes sales representative, was accused of defrauding a hospital in Boston and lying to federal authorities.
11. Hari Saini, MD, a cardiologist from Fayetteville, N.C., and his current practice, Carolina Heart and Leg Center, agreed to pay more than $5 million to resolve false Medicare and Medicaid claims.
12. Physician David Becerril, MD, has been charged with 16 counts for his role in a telemarketing scheme that allegedly defrauded Medicare of more than $4 million.
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