Industry Note:
Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Patient Info To HHAs
Published on Fri Mar 08, 2013
A Detroit-area patient recruiter has pled guilty to his part in a $25 million fraud scheme. Clarence Cooper sold Medicare beneficiary information for $200 to $300 per patient to area home health agencies who used the info to submit fraudulent claims, according to a Department of Justice release. Cooper obtained the information from the beneficiaries. Cooper sold the info to [...]