Industry Note:
Hospice Owner Admits To Physician Kickbacks
Published on Fri Oct 14, 2016
Hospice medical director relationships are once again in the fraud and abuse spotlight. Lemont, Ill.-based Home Bound Healthcare Inc. and its owner, Romy Macasaet Jr., have agreed to pay nearly $7 million to settle charges of paying kickbacks to referring physicians, disguised as medical director compensation, the Department of Justice says in a release. “Macasaet acknowledged ... that he retained [...]