Home Health & Hospice Week

Fraud & Abuse:

HH, Hospice Kickbacks Feature In Latest Fraud Cases

One former owner draws 5-year prison term. You don’t have to be the mastermind of a home care fraud scheme to get a fraud conviction. So showed a Feb. 14 federal jury decision in Chicago. According to evidence presented at trial, from 2011 to 2017 Angelita Newton worked at Care Specialists, a home health agency in the city. She was [...]
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