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Industry Note:

Miami Home Health Recruiter Lands 3-Year Sentence

Published on Fri May 10, 2013

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Home Health & Hospice Week

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Diagnosis Coding:
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Fraud & Abuse:
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Reimbursement:
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Provider Lays Off Staff Due To Sequestration
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Miami Home Health Recruiter Lands 3-Year Sentence
A Miami home health recruiter who pled guilty to conspiracy to receive health care kickbacks [...]

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