Texas Ambulance Company Owners Agreed to Be Excluded for 10 Years for Alleged False Statements in Medicare Enrollments, Bid Contracts, and Claims for Services

Two ambulance company owners agreed to be excluded from participating in Federal health care programs for ten years under 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7(b)(7) and 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7(b)(16). OIG alleged that the ambulance company owners (1) knowingly made or caused to be made false statements, omissions, and misrepresentations of material fact on an application to enroll as a provider of services or supplier in the Medicare program; (2) knowingly made or caused to be made false statements, omissions, and misrepresentations of a material fact in a bid to contract with a provider to furnish ambulance services and to submit claims for payment for ambulance services furnished under a Federal health care program; and (3) knowingly made or caused to be made or used a false record or statement material to a false or fraudulent claim for payment for items and services furnished under a Federal health care program.

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