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In South Carolina, a licensed physical therapist was sentenced to 18 months
in prison and ordered to pay $400,000 in restitution for health care fraud. The
therapist billed Medicare and a private insurer for three to five hours of therapy
when only a one-hour treatment was rendered.
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Kickbacks
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In Florida, a durable medical equipment (DME) company owner was sentenced
to 5 months in prison, 5 months home detention and ordered to pay a $15,000 fine
for conspiracy to violate the anti-kickback statute. Investigation revealed that
the DME company owner received kickbacks from the owner of a pharmacy in return
for referring patients in need of aerosol medications.
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Employee
Misconduct
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July 2005
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In Maryland, a former NIH purchasing agent was ordered to pay $2,400 in
restitution for theft of government property. The woman, who pled guilty, used
her government-issued credit card to secure rental cars for her own personal
use.
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