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South Texas HHA Owner Faces 4 Years In Prison

Published on Fri Apr 21, 2023

Directing employees to create “ghost notes” is among the crimes. After pleading guilty to a $1 million Medicare fraud scheme, the owner and operator of Sambritt Home Health in McAllen, Texas has received a stiff sentence. Miguel Angel Contreras admitted to submitting false claims to Medicare for home health services that were not provided, that a physician had not authorized [...]
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