Industry Note:
MI HHA Owner Guilty
Published on Fri May 25, 2018
Detroit-area home health agency owner Zahir Shah had pled guilty to Medicare fraud charges in an $8 million scam, the Department of Justice says. Shah admitted to submitting false certifications to enroll and stay enrolled as a Medicare provider; paying illegal kickbacks to recruiters in exchange for Medicare beneficiary referrals; and billing Medicare for claims procured through these illegal kickbacks. [...]