Home Health & Hospice Week

Fraud & Abuse:

Sham Medical Directorship And Lease Cost HHA, Owner, And Docs Hundreds Of Thousands

Whistleblower lawsuits lead to settlements. Even when the stakes don’t run into the millions, authorities are serious about stamping out kickbacks in home health. Case in point: Village Home Care in Ocala, Fla., and its majority owner and CEO Joy Rodak paid physicians Vishnu Reddy and Kuchakulla Reddy for home health referrals via sham medical director and sublease agreements from [...]
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