Home Health & Hospice Week

Fraud & Abuse:

States Continue Crackdown On Medicaid Home Health Fraud

Billing for services while traveling is a common violation. The hunt for Medicaid home health fraud continues unabated, as evidenced by recent cases. Allied Health Systems in Springfield, Massachusetts, and its CEO Henry Azzun submitted false and/or fraudulent claims to MassHealth and managed care organizations “for services that had not been appropriately authorized by a physician,” says state Attorney General [...]
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