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Home Care Fraudsters Rack Up 5-Year Prison Sentences

Published on Fri Nov 22, 2013

Kickbacks to patient recruiters feature in latest fraud cases. Just as home care providers are seeking relief from rebasing cuts from Congress, fraudsters are making that task more difficult with sensational convictions and guilty pleas. In Miami: A home health agency administrator who pled guilty to kickback charges has received a five-year prison sentence. Myriam Acevedo, an administrator of LTC [...]
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