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Manager of Hospice and Home Health Companies Sentenced to Prison for Role in $150 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme

A Texas man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy at the Merida Group, a chain of hospice and home health agencies throughout Texas, to falsely convince thousands of patients with long-term incurable diseases they had less than six months to live in order to enroll the patients in hospice programs for which they were otherwise unqualified, thereby increasing revenue to the company.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:April 21, 2021
  • Agency:U.S. Attorney’s Office, Department of Justice
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions