Home Health & Hospice Week

Industry Note:

Physician Sentenced To 5 Years For Home Care Fraud

A Houston physician has drawn a five-year prison sentence for falsifying home health plans of care, says the Department of Justice. In addition to a 63-month prison sentence, Ben Echols has received three years supervised release and nust pay $2.9 million in restitution.

Echols was convicted of Medicare fraud in a December trial [...]
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