tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 20

ENFORCEMENT WATCH: DOJ Circles Fraud Ring, Prison Possible For Leader

Massive kickback network offers no safety in numbers.Just because a real physician wrote the prescription doesn't make it any less fraudulent, especially if the doctor receives kickbacks.The Department of Justice filed several charges against Patricia Garcia of Miami-Dade County, FL for paying illegal kickbacks and defrauding Medicare, according to an April 15 press release. These charges are connected with the DOJ's investigation of local assisted-living facilities, medical equipment companies, pharmacies and physicians purportedly involved in a huge kickback network.Garcia and her family members operated several medical equipment companies and a pharmacy in Miami-Dade County. Garcia and...

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